Definitions for graduationˌgrædʒ uˈeɪ ʃən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

grad•u•a•tionˌgrædʒ uˈeɪ ʃən(n.)

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

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

    Category: Education

  3. arrangement in degrees, levels, or ranks.

  4. a mark on an instrument or vessel for indicating degree or quantity. such marks collectively.

    Category: Weights and Measures

Origin of graduation:

1375–1425; < ML

Princeton's WordNet

  1. graduation(noun)

    the successful completion of a program of study

  2. commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise(noun)

    an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

  3. graduation(noun)

    a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement

    "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"

  4. gradation, graduation(noun)

    the act of arranging in grades

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. graduation(noun)ˌgrædʒ uˈeɪ ʃən

    a ceremony in which you receive a certificate for successfully completing your studies

    a high school graduation (ceremony)

Wiktionary

  1. graduation(Noun)

    The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).

  2. graduation(Noun)

    A commencement ceremony.

  3. graduation(Noun)

    A marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement.

  4. graduation(Noun)

    The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Graduation(noun)

    the act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; as, graduation of a scale; graduation at a college; graduation in color; graduation by evaporation; the graduation of a bird's tail, etc

  2. Graduation(noun)

    the marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale

  3. Graduation(noun)

    the exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation


Translations for graduation

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

graduation(noun)

the act or ceremony of graduating from a college, university etc

The graduation will be held in the large hall; (also adjective) a graduation ceremony.

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