graduation
/ˌɡɹædjuˈeɪʃən/US/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/
graduation noun: the action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
Noun
graduation (countable and uncountable, plural graduations)
- 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.
- "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...1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- gradation
graduation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
graduation in Hindi
- the action or process of graduating
- स्नातक snātak, दीक्षान्त dīkṣānt
- a commencement ceremony
- दीक्षान्त समारोह dīkṣānt samāroh
graduation in Tamil
- அளவுகோடிடல், அளவுக் குறி, அளவுகோடு, அளவீடு, அளவுக்குறி, கோட்டால் அளவிடுதல்
graduation in Urdu
- تدریج
graduation in Bengali
- স্নাতক সমাবর্তন, ডিগ্রি লাভ, শিক্ষা সমাপন
More languagesFewer languages
- graduation in Telugu
- అంశాంకనము aṁśāṅkanamu
- graduation in Kannada
- ಪಟ್ಟವಡೆತ, ತೇರ್ಗಡೆತ, ತೇರೆ
- graduation in Punjabi
- ਗ੍ਰੈਜੂਏਸ਼ਨ, ਗਰੈਜੂਏਸ਼ਨ
- graduation in Gujarati
- ગ્રેજ્યુએશન
- graduation in Odia
- ଗ୍ରାଜୁଏସନ, ଗ୍ରାଜୁଏସନ୍
- graduation in Nepali
- ग्राजुएसन
- graduation in Tagalog
- pagtatapos
- graduation in Arabic
- تَخَرُّج taḵarruj
- graduation in Malay
- graduasi, konvokesyen, majlis graduasi, majlis penyampaian ijazah
- graduation in Indonesian
- kelulusan, graduasi, wisuda
- graduation in Persian
- فارغالتحصیلی fâreġ-ot-tahsili, جشن فارغالتحصیلی jašn-e fâreġ-ot-tahsili
- graduation in Vietnamese
- lễ tốt nghiệp
Examples of graduation in a sentence
- His fantastic post-college plans had all collapsed within a year of graduation.
- Elgar's music was not created to be occasional music for high-school graduations.
- She became an analyst in banking after graduation, choosing that career path over sales and trading.
Synonyms of graduation
Forms of graduation
| plural | graduations |
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Origin of graduation
From graduate + -ion.
Words formed from graduation
Phrases with graduation
Words that rhyme with graduation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about graduation
- What does graduation mean?
- Graduation means the action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
- What is graduation in Hindi?
- Graduation in Hindi is स्नातक (snātak), दीक्षान्त (dīkṣānt), दीक्षान्त समारोह (dīkṣānt samāroh). See Graduation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is graduation?
- Graduation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce graduation?
- Graduation is pronounced /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of graduation?
- The plural of graduation is graduations.
Words near graduation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: graduation (page history and authors); graduation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); graduation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); graduation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అంశాంకనము (Telugu) (page history and authors); graduation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); graduation (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); graduation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); graduation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); graduation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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