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postgraduation en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English graduation English postgraduation From post- + graduation.

Meanings

  1. (followed by noun, uncountable) After graduation; the time after graduation.
    • As a recent Harvard graduate about to start a job at a top consulting firm in Boston, I have to say that the notion that one’s career is determined by one’s immediate postgraduation employment is ridiculous. 2008 June 29, “What Do Graduates Owe the World?”, in New York Times:
    • Often the goal is to create a nest egg to cover college or postgraduation expenses, like the down payment on a house, seed money for a start-up company or a subsidy for a low-paying first job. 2008 March 18, Deborah L. Jacobs, “Protecting Children From Their Money”, in New York Times:
    • Starting with his job interview at Underwood Samson, a small firm that appraises businesses around the world, and a postgraduation trip to Greece with friends from Princeton, Changez maintains an outsider’s double perspective. 2007 April 22, Karen Olsson, “I Pledge Allegiance”, in New York Times:
    • He canceled his postgraduation plan to teach English in Japan to remain near her. 2008 June 15, Joyce Cohen, “Satisfying a Suburban Mind-Set”, in New York Times: