un graduated

grad·u·at·ed

[graj-oo-ey-tid]
adjective
1.
characterized by or arranged in degrees, especially successively, as according to height, depth, or difficulty: a graduated series of lessons.
2.
marked with divisions or units of measurement.
3.
(of a bird's tail) having the longest feathers in the center, the others being successively shorter.
4.
(of a tax) increasing along with the taxable base: a graduated income tax.

Origin:
1645–55; graduate + -ed2

non·grad·u·at·ed, adjective
o·ver·grad·u·at·ed, adjective
un·grad·u·at·ed, adjective
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graduate
late 15c., from M.L. graduatus, pp. of graduari "to take a degree," from L. gradus "step, grade" (see grade). The abbreviated form grad is attested from 1871. The verb is 1580s (trans.), 1807 (intrans.).
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Medical Dictionary

graduated grad·u·at·ed (grāj'&oomacr;-ā'tĭd)
adj.
Marked with or divided into intervals, as of volume or temperature, for use in measurement.

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Science Dictionary
graduated   (grāj'-ā'tĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
Divided into or marked with intervals indicating measures, as of length, volume, or temperature.
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graduate definition

[ˈgrædʒuət]
  1. n.
    a person experienced in life, especially sexually experienced. : Britney is a graduate. Nothing is new to her.
  2. in.
    [ˈgrædʒuet]to move from casual drug use to addiction. (Drugs.) : Gert graduated to smack after only a year of skin-popping.
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