graduation
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graduation
- /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/ US
- /ˌɡɹædjuˈeɪʃən/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From graduate + -ion.
noun graduations
- The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution). The graduation ball was the students' chance to say goodbye to each other.
- A commencement ceremony.
- The action or process of leaving a group. graduation from AKB48
- A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks.
- The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
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Synonym of gradation.
"No good, I'm afraid," he confessed before he took it. "A print of this sort is one of the few things that afford no graduation to the sense of touch. No, no"—as he passed his finger-tips over the paper—"a gelatino-chloride surface of mathematical uniformity, Inspector, and nothing more. Now had it
Similar: gradation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: commencement, gradation, commencement ceremony, commencement exercise, graduation exercise, graduate, diploma, graduated, degree, lycée, studies, convocation, output, titling, progressivity, ranking
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noun the action or process of graduating
| Español | graduación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 졸업 joreop |
| 日本語 | 卒業 sotsugyō |
| 中文 | 畢業 /毕业 bìyè |
| हिन्दी | स्नातक snātak, दीक्षान्त dīkṣānt |
| Português | formatura |
| Deutsch | Abschluss |
| Italiano | graduazione |
| Ελληνικά | αποφοίτηση apofoítisi |
| Русский | оконча́ние okončánije |
| العربية | تَخَرُّج taḵarruj |
noun a commencement ceremony
| Español | graduación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 졸업식 joreopsik |
| 日本語 | 卒業式 sotsugyōshiki |
| 中文 | 畢業典禮 /毕业典礼 bìyè diǎnlǐ |
| हिन्दी | दीक्षान्त समारोह dīkṣānt samāroh |
| Português | graduação, cerimônia de colação de grau |
| Français | remise des diplômes |
| Deutsch | Abschlussfeier |
| Italiano | graduazione |
| Ελληνικά | αποφοίτηση apofoítisi, τελετή αποφοίτησης teletí apofoítisis |
| Русский | церемо́ния ceremónija |
| Tiếng Việt | lễ tốt nghiệp |
noun a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement
| Español | graduación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 目盛り memori |
| 中文 | 刻度 kèdù |
| Português | graduação |
| Français | graduation |
| Deutsch | Graduierung |
| Italiano | graduazione |
| Русский | градуиро́вка graduiróvka, деле́ния delénija |
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title = {graduation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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