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graduation

/ˌɡɹædʒuˈeɪʃən/ · noun

Meaning

  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. A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement, usually one of many such markings that are each separated by a constant interval.
  4. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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