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Meaning of graduation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution)
  2. The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
    countable, uncountable
  3. A commencement ceremony
  4. A commencement ceremony.
    countable, uncountable
  5. The awarding of an academic degree or diploma, or the ceremony at which this is carried out.
  6. The action or process of leaving a group
  7. 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, απόφοιτοςdiplomado, 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 a...
  8. The action or process of leaving a group.
    Japanese, countable, uncountable
  9. A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks
  10. Conferral or receipt of an academic degree or diploma marking completion of studies: the rate of graduation of student athletes.
  11. A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks.
    countable, uncountable
  12. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation
  13. A division or interval, as on a graduated scale: shading with many fine graduations.
  14. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
    countable, uncountable
  15. An arrangement in or a division into stages or degrees.
  16. the act of graduating or the state of being graduated
  17. (Education) the ceremony at which school or college degrees and diplomas are conferred
  18. a mark or division or all the marks or divisions that indicate measure on an instrument or vessel
  19. an act of graduating or the state of being graduated.
  20. the ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”
“graduation from AKB48”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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