graduation

[ graj-oo-ey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. an act of graduating; the state of being graduated.

  2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school.

  1. arrangement in degrees, levels, or ranks.

Origin of graduation

1
1375–1425; late Middle English graduacion<Medieval Latin graduātiōn- (stem of graduātiō). See graduate, -ion

Other words from graduation

  • non·grad·u·a·tion, noun
  • post·grad·u·a·tion, adjective
  • pre·grad·u·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for graduation

graduation

/ (ˌɡrædjʊˈeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of graduating or the state of being graduated

  2. the ceremony at which school or college degrees and diplomas are conferred

  1. a mark or division or all the marks or divisions that indicate measure on an instrument or vessel

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