Definitions for graduationˌgrædʒ uˈeɪ ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
grad•u•a•tionˌgrædʒ uˈeɪ ʃən(n.)
an act of graduating or the state of being graduated.
the ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school.
Category: Education
arrangement in degrees, levels, or ranks.
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
graduation(noun)
the successful completion of a program of study
commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise(noun)
an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
graduation(noun)
a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement
"the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"
gradation, graduation(noun)
the act of arranging in grades
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
graduation(noun)ˌgrædʒ uˈeɪ ʃən
a ceremony in which you receive a certificate for successfully completing your studies
a high school graduation (ceremony)
Wiktionary
graduation(Noun)
The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
graduation(Noun)
A commencement ceremony.
graduation(Noun)
A marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement.
graduation(Noun)
The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
Webster Dictionary
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
Graduation(noun)
the marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale
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.
- gradeplegtigheidAfrikaans

- حَفْلَة تَخْريجArabic

- завършване на учебно заведениеBulgarian

- formaturaPortuguese (BR)

- promoce; promočníCzech

- das AbsolvierenGerman

- dimissionsceremoni; dimissions-Danish

- αποφοίτησηGreek

- graduación, ceremonia de entrega de un título universitarioSpanish

- (kooli) lõpetamineEstonian

- مراسم فراغت از تحصیلFarsi

- valmistumisjuhlaFinnish

- remise des diplômesFrench

- טֶקֶס סִיוּםHebrew

- स्नातकतHindi

- promocijaCroatian

- egyetemi avatás, diplomaátadásHungarian

- wisudaIndonesian

- útskriftIcelandic

- conferimento del diploma; conferimento della laureaItalian

- 卒業式Japanese

- 졸업식Korean

- diplomų įteikimasLithuanian

- absolvēšana; zinātniskā grāda piešķiršana/piešķiršanas ceremonijaLatvian

- upacara penyampaian ijazahMalay

- diploma-uitreikingDutch

- eksamenshøytidelighetNorwegian

- absolutoriumPolish

- مراسم فراغت از تحصیلPersian

- فراغت ( دتحصيل څخه ) درجه بندىPashto

- formaturaPortuguese

- decernare (a unei diplome)Romanian

- вручение дипломовRussian

- promócia; promočnýSlovak

- podelitev diplomSlovenian

- maturiranjeSerbian

- [avläggande av] akademisk examenSwedish

- พิธีรับปริญญาThai

- mezuniyet; diploma töreniTurkish

- 畢業典禮Chinese (Trad.)

- роздача дипломівUkrainian

- ڈگریاں عطا کرنے کی تقریبUrdu

- sự tốt nghiệpVietnamese

- 毕业典礼Chinese (Simp.)

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