| NOUN | act | graduation | the successful completion of a program of study |
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| event | graduation, commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation exercise | an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred | |
| communication | graduation | a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement | |
| act | graduation, gradation | the act of arranging in grades |
| Sounds | grae.jhahwey'shahn; grae.jhuwey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The successful completion of a program of study. | |
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| Broader | completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up | A concluding action |
| Spanish | graduación | |
| Catalan | graduació | |
| Verbs | graduate | receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies |
| graduate | confer an academic degree upon | |
| Meaning | An academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred. | |
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| Synonyms | commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation exercise | |
| Parts | baccalaureate | A farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies |
| Broader | exercise | (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches |
| Spanish | acto de graduación, ceremonia de graduación, graduación | |
| Catalan | cerimònia de graduació, graduació | |
| Verbs | graduate | receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies |
| graduate | confer an academic degree upon | |
| Meaning | A line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement. | |
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| Example | "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch" | |
| Broader | line | A mark that is long relative to its width |
| Spanish | graduación | |
| Verbs | graduate | make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring |
| Meaning | The act of arranging in grades. | |
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| Synonym | gradation | |
| Narrower | shading, blending | A gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades |
| Broader | quantification | The act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something |
| Spanish | gradación, graduación | |
| Catalan | gradació, graduació | |
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