English Explanatory Dictionary

graduation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
  2. A commencement ceremony.
  3. The action or process of leaving a group.
  4. 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. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
  6. Synonym of gradation.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/ /ˌɡɹædjuˈeɪʃən/ En-uk-graduation.oga

Word forms

graduation graduations

Etymology

From graduate + -ion.

Synonyms

gradation

Related words

graticulation gradation

Derived words

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

Translations

Arabic: تَخَرُّج Bulgarian: абсолви́ране Chinese Cantonese: 畢業 /毕业 Chinese: 畢業 /毕业 Chinese Mandarin: 畢業 /毕业 Czech: promoce Finnish: valmistuminen German: Abschluss Greek: αποφοίτηση Hindi: स्नातक Hindi: दीक्षान्त Hungarian: diplomaszerzés Hungarian: diplomázás Hungarian: lediplomázás Hungarian: egyetem/főiskola elvégzése Hungarian: középiskola elvégzése Indonesian: kelulusan Indonesian: graduasi Italian: graduazione Japanese: 卒業 Korean: 졸업 Malay: graduasi Māori: whakapōtaetanga Māori: whakawhiwhinga Navajo: daʼiiłtááh Persian: فارغالتحصیلی Portuguese: formatura Russian: оконча́ние Scottish Gaelic: ceumnachadh Slovene: matura Spanish: graduación Tagalog: pagtatapos Turkish: mezuniyet
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