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graduation

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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
Noun
1. the act of graduating from university or college
2. US & Canad the act of graduating from high school
3. the ceremony at which degrees and diplomas are given to graduating students
4. a mark indicating measure on an instrument or container
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
Translations
Spanish graduation [grædjuˈeɪʃən] ngraduación f;
(US) (SCOL) → entrega de los títulos de bachillerato

French graduation [grædjuˈeɪʃən] graduate ncérémonie f de remise des diplômes
German graduation [grædjuˈeɪʃən] graduate n(Ab)schlussfeier f
Italian graduation [grædjuˈeɪʃən] ncerimonia del conferimento della laurea;
(US ) (SCOL) → consegna dei diplomi

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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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