graduation
/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/ noun B1- The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution). · The graduation ball was the students' chance to say goodbye to each other.· After my graduation, I took a year out to travel, then went into an office job.
- A commencement ceremony.
- The action or process of leaving a group. · graduation from AKB48
- A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks.
- The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
- Synonym of gradation.
Plural graduations
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