# graduation

Pronunciation: US say "graj-oo-AY-shuhn" /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/; UK say "grad-yoo-AY-shuhn" /ˌɡɹædjuˈeɪʃən/

## Noun

1. The act or process of completing a course of study, as at a school or university, and receiving a diploma for it.
   - Simple: Finishing your studies at a school or college and getting a diploma for it.
   - _Her graduation from nursing school made the whole family proud._
   - _Fewer than half of the students reached graduation within four years._
2. The ceremony at which students formally receive their diplomas or degrees.
   - Simple: The special event where students are given their diplomas.
   - _We're flying to Ohio for my niece's graduation on Saturday._
   - _The school holds two graduations each year, one in May and one in December._
3. A mark, as on a container, that shows a measurement on a scale, usually one of a series of marks.
   - Simple: A small mark on a container or tool that shows an amount on a scale.
   - _Fill the beaker exactly to the 50-milliliter graduation._
   - _The graduations on the old measuring cup had almost worn away._
4. In Japanese entertainment, the act or process of a member leaving a group.
   - Simple: In the Japanese entertainment world, the act of a member leaving a group.
   - _The singer announced her graduation from the idol group after eight years as a member._
   - _Two graduations in one season left the group without its best-known faces._
5. The exposure of a liquid to the air over large surfaces so that it evaporates faster.
   - Simple: Spreading a liquid out in the open air so that it dries up faster.
   - _At the old salt works, brine was concentrated by graduation before it was boiled._
   - _The workers sped up graduation by letting the brine trickle down tall frames packed with twigs._

## Origin

Formed from graduate + -ion.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/graduation (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).