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grad·u·a·tion

(grăj′o͞o-ā′shən)
n.
1.
a. Conferral or receipt of an academic degree or diploma marking completion of studies: the rate of graduation of student athletes.
b. A ceremony at which degrees or diplomas are conferred; a commencement.
2.
a. A division or interval, as on a graduated scale: shading with many fine graduations.
b. A mark indicating the boundary of such a division or interval.
3. An arrangement in or a division into stages or degrees.
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graduation

(ˌɡrædjʊˈeɪʃən)
n
1. the act of graduating or the state of being graduated
2. (Education) 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
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grad•u•a•tion

(ˌgrædʒ uˈeɪ ʃən)

n.
1. an act of graduating or the state of being graduated.
2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school.
3. arrangement in degrees, levels, or ranks.
4.
a. a mark on an instrument or vessel for indicating degree or quantity.
b. such marks collectively.
[1375–1425; < Medieval Latin]
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graduation

The awarding of an academic degree or diploma, or the ceremony at which this is carried out.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:graduation - the successful completion of a program of study]graduation - the successful completion of a program of study
mop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing - a concluding action
2. [画像:graduation - an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred]graduation - an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
baccalaureate - a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
exercise - (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises"
3. graduation - a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"
line - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"
4. graduation - the act of arranging in grades
quantification - the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
blending, shading - a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
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graduation

noun calibration, marking, grade, gauge medicine bottles with graduations on them
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Translations
تَخَرُّج تَقسيم إلى دَرجاتحَفْلَة تَخْريج
promocepromočnístupnice
dimissiondimissions-dimissionsceremoniinddeling
valmistuminenvalmistujaiset
diplomiranje
diplomaátadásegyetemi avatás
stigmerking, kvörîunútskrift
大学卒業
졸업
promočný
diploma
akademisk examen
การสําเร็จการศึกษา
mezuniyet derece çizgisidiploma töreni
sự tốt nghiệp

graduation

[ˌgrædjʊˈeɪʃən] N (= ceremony) (Univ etc) → entrega f del título universitario (US) (Scol) → entrega f del título de bachiller
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graduation

[ˌgrædʒuˈeɪʃən] n
(= university ceremony) → cérémonie f de remise des diplômes
(obtaining one's degree)
after graduation, I → après avoir obtenu mon diplôme, je ...
(US) (= high school ceremony) → cérémonie f de remise des diplômes graduation ceremony n (from university) → cérémonie f de remise des diplômes graduation day n (from university) → jour m de la remise des diplômes
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graduation

n
(= mark) → (Maß)einteilung f
(Univ, US Sch: = ceremony) → (Ab)schlussfeier f (mit feierlicher Überreichung der Zeugnisse); his graduation was delayed by illness → wegen Krankheit wurde ihm sein Zeugnis erst später überreicht
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graduation

[ˌgrædjʊˈeɪʃ/ən] n (Univ) (ceremony) → consegna delle lauree (Am) (Scol) → consegna dei diplomi
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graduate

(ˈgradjueit) verb
1. to receive a degree, diploma etc. He graduated in German and French. gradueer يَتَخَرَّج дипломирам се formar-se promovat, absolvovat promovieren bestå universitetseksamen αποφοιτώ diplomarse en, licenciarse en kooli lõpetama; teaduslikku kraadi saama فارغ التحصیل شدن suorittaa loppututkinto obtenir son diplôme לְקַבֵּל תוֹאָר उपाधि प्राप्त करना diplomirati, maturirati diplomát szerez; végez menerima ijazah útskrifast diplomarsi; laurearsi 学位を受ける 졸업하다 baigti (mokslus), gauti diplomą beigt (mācību iestādi); saņemt diplomu/zinātnisku grādu mempunyai ijazah afstuderen, een bul/diploma behalen ta avsluttende eksamen, få vitnemål zostać absolwentem دزده کړو څخه فارغ ، ددرجې خښتن، درجه لرونكى شى licenciar-se a absolvi (o şcoală, un curs) получить степень, диплом promovať (z) diplomirati diplomirati avlägga (ta) examen ได้รับปริญญา mezun olmak 畢業 отримувати ступінь, диплом ڈگری یا ڈپلوما یافتہ tốt nghiệp 毕业
2. to mark out with regular divisions. A thermometer is graduated in degrees. in grade indeel يُقَسِّم إلى دَرجات нанасям деления graduar (od)stupňovat, rozdělit abstufen inddele διαβαθμίζω, βαθμονομώ graduar pügaldama درجه بندی کردن merkitä asteittain graduer לְשַׁנֵת, לְסָמֵן לְפִי מִידוֹת बराबर बराबर अंकन razdijeliti po stupnjevima fokbeosztással ellát memberi tanda secara bertingkat stigmerkja, kvarða graduare 目盛りをつける 차자 변화하다 suskirstyti skalę padalomis, sugraduoti graduēt, sadalīt iedaļās disenggatkan gradueren, in graden verdelen dele inn i grader, gradere wyskalować کول درجه بندى graduar a grada градуировать rozdeliť, odstupňovať razdeliti po stopnjah ravnomerno obeležiti gradera ค่อย ๆ เปลี่ยนแปลง derecelere ayırmak 標上刻度 калібрувати; градуювати درجوں یا حصوں میں نشان زد کرنا chia độ 标上刻度
(-ət) noun
a person who has been awarded a degree or diploma. a graduate in French. gegradueerde خِرّيج جامعه أو كُلِيَّه، مُتَخَرِّج висшист diplomado absolvent der/die Graduierte, der/die Absolvent(in) kandidat πτυχιούχος, απόφοιτος diplomado, licenciado koolilõpetaja, teadusliku kraadi saanu فارغ التحصیل akateemisen loppututkinnon suorittanut diplômé/-ée בוגר स्नातक diplomiran stručnjak diplomás (ember), egyetemet v. főiskolát végzett (személy) tamatan útskrifaður nemandi diplomato; laureato 卒業生 졸업생 absolventas, žmogus su aukštuoju išsilavinimu, turintis diplomą absolvents; zinātniskā grāda ieguvējs siswazah afgestudeerde; gediplomeerde en som har fått eksamen; akademiker absolwent دزده کړو څخه فارغ licenciado licenţiat выпускник absolvent, -ka diplomant diplomirani student person med akademisk examen ผู้สําเร็จการศึกษา ...mezunu 大學畢業生 випускник вищого навчального закладу ڈگری یا ڈپلومہ یافتہ شخص người có bằng cấp 大学毕业生
ˌgraduˈation noun
1. the act or ceremony of graduating from a college, university etc. The graduation will be held in the large hall; (also adjective) a graduation ceremony. gradeplegtigheid حَفْلَة تَخْريج завършване на учебно заведение formatura promoce; promoční das Absolvieren dimissionsceremoni; dimissions- αποφοίτηση graduación, ceremonia de entrega de un título universitario (kooli) lõpetamine مراسم فراغت از تحصیل valmistumisjuhla remise des diplômes טֶקֶס סִיוּם स्नातकत promocija egyetemi avatás, diplomaátadás wisuda útskrift conferimento del diploma; conferimento della laurea 卒業式 졸업식 diplomų įteikimas absolvēšana; zinātniskā grāda piešķiršana/piešķiršanas ceremonija upacara penyampaian ijazah diploma-uitreiking eksamenshøytidelighet absolutorium فراغت ( دتحصيل څخه ) درجه بندى formatura de­cer­na­re (a unei diplome) вручение дипломов promócia; promočný podelitev diplom maturiranje [avläggande av] akademisk examen พิธีรับปริญญา mezuniyet; diploma töreni 畢業典禮 роздача дипломів ڈگریاں عطا کرنے کی تقریب sự tốt nghiệp 毕业典礼
2. a marked division. the graduations on a thermometer. graadindeling تَقسيم إلى دَرجات деление на скала graduação stupnice die Abstufung inddeling διαβάθμιση graduación pügal درجه بندی asteikko graduation שְׁנַתוֹת निशान označen razdjeljak fokbeosztás tanda pembagian stigmerking, kvörðun graduazione 目盛り 눈금 padala gradācija senggatan schaalverdeling skala, gradinndeling wyskalowanie درجه بندى graduação divizare деления stupnica lestvica obeleženi podeljci gradering, skala ส่วนที่ถูกแบ่งเท่า ๆ กัน derece çizgisi 刻度 градуювання نشان زد درجہ chia từng độ 刻度
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graduation

→ تَخَرُّج promoce dimission Abschlussfeier αποφόιτηση graduación valmistuminen remise des diplômes diplomiranje laurea 大学卒業 졸업 diploma-uitreiking avgangseksamen ukończenie szkoły graduação окончание учебного заведения akademisk examen การสําเร็จการศึกษา mezuniyet sự tốt nghiệp 毕业
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"I was glad you could git over to Huldy's graduation, Delia," said Mrs.
"I thought 't was kind o' foolish, his makin' so much of her when it wan't her graduation," objected Mrs.
You didn't get that speech out of books.' Among my graduation presents there was a silk umbrella from Mrs.
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Willie, the eighteen-year-old son, who attends the New York public school, is absorbed in the weekly article describing how to make over an old skirt, for he hopes to take a prize in sewing on graduation day.
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After the first week the girls of Patty's Place settled down to a steady grind of study; for this was their last year at Redmond and graduation honors must be fought for persistently.
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He got no new clothing during his apprenticeship, but on his graduation day his master tricked him out in spang-new tow-linens and made him feel unspeakably rich and fine.
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Soon after her graduation from the Framingham institution, Miss Davidson came to Tuskegee, bringing into the school many valuable and fresh ideas as to the best methods of teaching, as well as a rare moral character and a life of unselfishness that I think has seldom been equalled.
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Herrick, the nephew of a wealthy goldsmith, seems, after a late graduation from Cambridge, to have spent some years about the Court and in the band of Jonson's 'sons.' Entering the Church when he was nearly forty, he received the small country parish of Dean Prior in the southwest (Devonshire), which he held for nearly twenty years, until 1647, when he was dispossessed by the victorious Puritans.
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Each man's rank in that perfect graduation depends on some symmetry in his structure or some agreement in his structure to the symmetry of society.
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By method and discipline are to be understood the marshaling of the army in its proper subdivisions, the graduations of rank among the officers, the maintenance of roads by which supplies may reach the army, and the control of military expenditure.
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There are as many kinds of republics as there are graduations between the despotism whence they came and the anarchy whither they lead.
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The High Court in Nakuru has ordered Egerton University to pay Sh250,000 as compensation for damages to a student whose graduation has been delayed for more than four years over missing marks.
Missing marks: Egerton varsity to pay student Sh250,000

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