Definitions for graduation
ˌgrædʒ uˈeɪ ʃəngrad·u·a·tion

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Origin: [LL. graduatio promotion to a degree: cf. F. graduation division into degrees.]

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1. Graduation

   Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as graduands. The date of graduation is often called graduation day. The graduation itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation, though in some cases inaccurately. At the University of Cambridge, the occasion on which most graduands receive their BA degree is known as general admission. After degree completion, graduates can be referred to by their graduating year. In the United States and Canada, it is also used to refer to the advancement from a primary or secondary school level. When ceremonies are associated, they usually include a procession of the academic staff and candidates. Beginning at the secondary school level in the United States, the candidates will almost always wear academic dress, and increasingly faculty will do the same. At the college and university level the faculty will usually wear academic dress at the formal ceremonies, as will the trustees and degree candidates. "Graduation" at the college and university level occurs when the presiding officer confers degrees upon candidates, either individually or en masse, even if graduates physically receive their diploma later at a smaller college or departmental ceremony.

How to pronounce graduation?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say graduation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of graduation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of graduation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of graduation in a Sentence

1. Andrew Pollack:

   I don't feel that much of an attachment to go for graduation.

2. Christian Crawford:

   The graduation started off normal – pledge of allegiance, then speeches.

3. Debbie Critchfield:

   The focus at graduation is not what students are wearing but what they have accomplished.

4. Muhammad Ali:

   Me, we. (Supposedly the shortest quote in the English language delivered at a Harvard graduation.)

5. Julie Northcott:

   For two years, that's all she's( been) talking about. She wanted to make it to her son's graduation.

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