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 Words From

• nongrad·u·ation noun
• postgrad·u·ation adjective
• pregrad·u·ation 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

Facebook says creating a profile requires only a college email address and graduation year— it’s up to you to add any other information.

From MIT Technology Review

I think you said 21 when you got your first show, even before you walked in your college graduation.

From Ozy

The day after graduation, he flew to Seattle and started in Amazon’s “Pathways” leadership development program.

From Fortune

She and Adamos started an online campaign for Sweetwater teachers to show their support to have the course become a graduation requirement at every school in the district.

From Voice of San Diego

We need kids to be able to see their perspective in history and that goes hand in hand with graduation rates.

From Voice of San Diego

The NYPD and his duties required him to miss the graduation on December 20.

From The Daily Beast

On-time graduation (10%): Percentage of students who graduate within four years (NCES).

From The Daily Beast

Kessler says they had stopped dating before their graduation in 2007 and that he had played no part in her pregnancy.

From The Daily Beast

They dated through high school, then married after graduation.

From The Daily Beast

A few days after graduation from college, I rushed back to Zimbabwe.

From The Daily Beast

Helen Ervin's life in a private school for girls at San Francisco had been uneventful until her graduation.

From Project Gutenberg

Phœbe's graduation from the Greenwald High School was her red-letter day.

From Project Gutenberg

Since the power thus gradually percolates, a continuity and graduation of superiority and inferiority must develop itself.

From Project Gutenberg

Right after graduation, he was made second lieutenant of Engineers and for some time he was busy looking after our coast defenses.

From Project Gutenberg

It was in the summer after my graduation that I first became aware that my own feelings were undergoing a change.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• convocation