noun
graduation
grad-yoo-AY-shuhn
noun
1
The act of completing a degree or course of study.
"Her graduation from medical school took eight years of hard work."
2
A ceremony held to mark the completion of a degree or course of study.
"The whole family came to watch her graduation."
3
A mark on a scale showing a unit of measurement.
"The thermometer's graduations were hard to read in the dim light."
How to Use Graduation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither finishing a course of study, the ceremony celebrating it, or the marks on a measuring scale.
Common pairings
graduation ceremony
graduation day
graduation gown
Word Forms
graduations plural
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Etymology
From graduate plus the noun-forming suffix -ion.