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grad·u·a·tion  (grj-shn)
n.
1.
a. Conferral or receipt of an academic degree or diploma marking completion of studies.
b. A ceremony at which degrees or diplomas are conferred; a commencement.
2.
a. A division or interval on a graduated scale.
b. A mark indicating the boundary of such an interval.
3. An arrangement in or a division into stages or degrees.

graduation [ˌgrædjʊˈeɪʃən]
n
1. the act of graduating or the state of being graduated
2. (Social Science / Education) the ceremony at which school or college degrees and diplomas are conferred
3. a mark or division or all the marks or divisions that indicate measure on an instrument or vessel
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.graduationgraduation - the successful completion of a program of study
mop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing - a concluding action
2.graduationgraduation - an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
baccalaureate - a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
exercise - (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises"
3.graduation - a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"
line - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"
4.graduation - the act of arranging in grades
quantification - the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
blending, shading - a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades

graduation
noun calibration, marking, grade, gauge medicine bottles with graduations on them
Translations
graduation [ˌgrædjʊˈeɪʃən] N (= ceremony) (Univ etc) → entrega f del título universitario (US) (Scol) → entrega f del título de bachiller

graduation [ˌgrædʒuˈeɪʃən] n
(= university ceremony) → cérémonie f de remise des diplômes
(obtaining one's degree)
after graduation, I → après avoir obtenu mon diplôme, je ...
(US) (= high school ceremony) → cérémonie f de remise des diplômes
graduation ceremony n (from university)cérémonie f de remise des diplômes
graduation day n (from university)jour m de la remise des diplômes

graduation
n
(= mark)(Maß)einteilung f
(Univ, US Sch: = ceremony) → (Ab)schlussfeier f (mit feierlicher Überreichung der Zeugnisse); his graduation was delayed by illnesswegen Krankheit wurde ihm sein Zeugnis erst später überreicht

graduation [ˌgrædjʊˈeɪʃn] n (Univ) (ceremony) → consegna delle lauree (Am) (Scol) → consegna dei diplomi
graduation [ˌgrædjʊˈeɪʃn] n (Univ) (ceremony) → consegna delle lauree (Am) (Scol) → consegna dei diplomi

graduation تخرج promoce dimission Abschlussfeier αποφόιτηση graduación valmistuminen remise des diplômes diploma cerimonia di laurea 大学卒業 졸업 diploma-uitreiking avgangseksamen ukończenie szkoły graduação окончание учебного заведения akademisk examen พิธีมอบปริญญา mezuniyet sự tốt nghiệp 毕业


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"I was glad you could git over to Huldy's graduation, Delia," said Mrs.
Among my graduation presents there was a silk umbrella from Mrs.
Willie, the eighteen-year-old son, who attends the New York public school, is absorbed in the weekly article describing how to make over an old skirt, for he hopes to take a prize in sewing on graduation day.
 
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