graduation

noun

USgraj-oo-AY-shuhn/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/grad-yoo-AY-shuhn/ˌɡɹædjuˈeɪʃən/

5 meanings of graduation

1
nouncountable or uncountable
Finishing your studies at a school or college and getting a diploma for it.
After graduation, she moved to Chicago for a job.
My brother needs two more classes before his graduation from high school.
2
nouncountable
The special event where students are given their diplomas.
Grandma cried during the whole graduation.
We took lots of photos at her graduation.
Similarcommencement, convocation
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3
nouncountable
A small mark on a container or tool that shows an amount on a scale.
Pour the water up to the top graduation on the cup.
The graduations on this thermometer are hard to read.
Similarmark, marking
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4
nouncountable
In the Japanese entertainment world, the act of a member leaving a group.
Fans were sad when the singer announced her graduation from the group.
After her graduation from the band, she started a solo career.
Similardeparture
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5
noununcountable
Spreading a liquid out in the open air so that it dries up faster.
The salt makers used graduation to make the salty water stronger.
Graduation works best on dry, windy days.

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It is graduate + -ion.