the act of graduating or the state of being graduated the ceremony at which school or college degrees and diplomas are conferred a mark or division or all the marks or divisions that indicate measure on an instrument or vessel
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grad•u•a•tion /ˌgrædʒuˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable] an act of graduating from a college or school.
- Educationthe ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school: [uncountable]Graduation is next week.[countable]We went to two graduations.
grad•u•a•tion
(graj′o̅o̅ ā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- an act of graduating;
the state of being graduated. - Educationthe ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school.
- arrangement in degrees, levels, or ranks.
- Medieval Latin graduātiōn- (stem of graduātiō). See graduate, -ion
- late Middle English graduacion 1375–1425
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