graduation
Americannoun
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an act of graduating; the state of being graduated. graduated.
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the ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school.
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arrangement in degrees, levels, or ranks.
noun
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the act of graduating or the state of being graduated
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the ceremony at which school or college degrees and diplomas are conferred
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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
Etymology
Origin of graduation
1375–1425; late Middle English graduacion < Medieval Latin graduātiōn- (stem of graduātiō ). See graduate, -ion
Example Sentences
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After graduation, she moved to L.A., taking a job in the William Morris Endeavor mailroom and writing scripts on her own time.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Norris’s plan after high-school graduation was to become a police officer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
A student email address is an inbox hack that expires at graduation, and most students never realize they have it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
All day Saturday, I kept thinking about graduation.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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