graduation

[graj-oo-ey-shuhn]

noun

1. an act of graduating; the state of being graduated. graduated.

2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school.

3. arrangement in degrees, levels, or ranks.

graduation

/ ˌɡrædjʊˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of graduating or the state of being graduated

2. 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

Other Word Forms

• nongraduation noun
• postgraduation adjective
• pregraduation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of graduation¹

1375–1425; late Middle English graduacion < Medieval Latin graduātiōn- (stem of graduātiō ). See graduate, -ion

Example Sentences

A slightly bigger share of last year’s graduates landed in the field after graduation, making a median annual salary of $190,000.

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For one of the firm’s former interns, work-life balance was so important when she was thinking about where she wanted to work after graduation that she gathered intel from her co-workers.

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Removing graduation years from the education section of your résumé is another way to fuzz up your career length.

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Baker, now based in Bloomfield, N.J., had hoped to break into the New York City job market after graduation.

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According to the lawsuit, Johnson had traveled on May 22 with family from Los Angeles to San Jose to attend his granddaughter’s graduation at San Jose State University.

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Related Words

• convocation