graduation

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/ UK /ˌɡɹædjuˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #6085

Meanings

1

noun
The act of completing your studies and receiving a degree.

After graduation she found a job in publishing.
2

noun
The ceremony at which students receive their diplomas or degrees.

My whole family came to my graduation.
3

noun
A line marking a measurement on a container or instrument.

The ruler had sixteen graduations to every inch.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the ceremony at which... commencement

Word family

Forms graduations

Derived forms bugcongradulationsgraduationalguglugnongraduationpostgraduationpregraduation

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Phrases (1)

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graduation exercise
an academic ceremony at which students receive their diplomas

Noun + noun

Etymology

From graduate + -ion.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# graduation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɡɹædjuˈeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 6085

## Meanings
1. The act of completing your studies and receiving a degree.
2. The ceremony at which students receive their diplomas or degrees.
3. A line marking a measurement on a container or instrument.

## Examples
- After graduation she found a job in publishing.
- My whole family came to my graduation.
- The ruler had sixteen graduations to every inch.

## Derived Forms
- bug
- congradulations
- graduational
- gug
- lug
- nongraduation
- postgraduation
- pregraduation

## Etymology
From graduate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Graduation comes from graduate + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “The act of completing your studies and receiving a degree” and “The ceremony at which students receive their diplomas or degrees”.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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