Dictionary

graduation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/ (General-American)
• /ˌɡɹædjuˈeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio

Etymology

From graduate + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) A commencement ceremony.
3. (Japanese, countable, uncountable) The action or process of leaving a group.
   • graduation from AKB48
4. (countable, uncountable) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks.
5. (countable, uncountable) The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
6. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of gradation.
   • "No good, I'm afraid," he confessed before he took it. "A print of this sort is one of the few things that afford no graduation to the sense of touch. No, no"—as he passed his finger-tips over the paper—"a gelatino-chloride surface of mathematical uniformity, Inspector, and nothing more. Now had it been the negative—" 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

LUG · graduation party · graduational · postgraduation · pregraduation · lesbian until graduation · BUG · GUG · congradulations · nongraduation · graduation mark

Relateds

graticulation (measurement markings or their making) · gradation (measurement markings or their making)

Synonyms

gradation

Translations (81)

cmn 畢業典禮 /毕业典礼 (a commencement ceremony) · hu diplomaszerzés (the action or process of graduating) · ru церемо́ния (a commencement ceremony) · ru деле́ния (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · el τελετή αποφοίτησης (a commencement ceremony) · it graduazione (the action or process of graduating) · hu fokjelölés (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · ru градуиро́вка (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · hu középiskola elvégzése (the action or process of graduating) · hi स्नातक (the action or process of graduating) · id kelulusan (the action or process of graduating) · cmn 畢業 /毕业 (the action or process of graduating) · hu fokbeosztás (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · cs promoce (the action or process of graduating) · yue 畢業 /毕业 (the action or process of graduating) · ms graduasi (the action or process of graduating) · pt cerimônia de colação de grau (a commencement ceremony) · tr mezuniyet (the action or process of graduating) · hu ballagás (a commencement ceremony) · id graduasi (the action or process of graduating) · fa فارغالتحصیلی (the action or process of graduating) · tl pagtatapos (the action or process of graduating) · mi whakapōtaetanga (the action or process of graduating) · pt graduação (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · pl uroczyste rozdanie świadectw (a commencement ceremony) · es graduación (the action or process of graduating) · hu lediplomázás (the action or process of graduating) · gd ceumnachadh (the action or process of graduating) · ar تَخَرُّج (the action or process of graduating) · fr remise des diplômes (a commencement ceremony) · ms majlis graduasi (a commencement ceremony) · fi asteikko (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · pt graduação (a commencement ceremony) · ms konvokesyen (a commencement ceremony) · es graduación (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · hu fokozatokra osztás (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · hi दीक्षान्त समारोह (a commencement ceremony) · ja 卒業 (the action or process of graduating) · hi दीक्षान्त (the action or process of graduating) · ms majlis penyampaian ijazah (a commencement ceremony) · it graduazione (a commencement ceremony) · bg градуи́ране (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · es graduación (a commencement ceremony) · vi lễ tốt nghiệp (a commencement ceremony) · ja 目盛り (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · fi valmistujaiset (a commencement ceremony) · ru оконча́ние (the action or process of graduating) · de Abschlussfeier (a commencement ceremony) · fi valmistuminen (the action or process of graduating) · nl diploma-uitreiking (a commencement ceremony) · it graduazione (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · el αποφοίτηση (a commencement ceremony) · hu diplomázás (the action or process of graduating) · tl pagtatapos (a commencement ceremony) · pl odparowywanie (the exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air) · hu diplomaosztás (a commencement ceremony) · pl ukończenie studiów wyższych (the action or process of graduating) · cmn 刻度 (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · ko 졸업 (the action or process of graduating) · gd ceumnachadh (a commencement ceremony) · id graduasi (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · pl wskaz (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · de Graduierung (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · mi whakawhiwhinga (the action or process of graduating) · sl matura (the action or process of graduating) · bg абсолви́ране (the action or process of graduating) · id wisuda (a commencement ceremony) · nv daʼiiłtááh (the action or process of graduating) · cs promoce (a commencement ceremony) · tr mezuniyet töreni (a commencement ceremony) · de Abschluss (the action or process of graduating) · ko 졸업식 (a commencement ceremony) · hu diplomaosztó/diplomaátadó ünnepség/ünnepély (a commencement ceremony) · hu egyetem/főiskola elvégzése (the action or process of graduating) · fa جشن فارغالتحصیلی (a commencement ceremony) · pt formatura (the action or process of graduating) · tr mezuniyet (a commencement ceremony) · ja 卒業式 (a commencement ceremony) · fr graduation (a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement) · el αποφοίτηση (the action or process of graduating) · nan-hbl 畢業 /毕业 (the action or process of graduating)