graduation

grad-u-a-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The act of receiving a degree or diploma upon successfully completing a course of study.

  2. 2.

    The ceremony marking the completion of studies.

  3. 3.

    A mark or division on a measuring instrument indicating degrees.

Forms

plural: graduations

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    graduation ceremony — the formal event celebrating graduates
  • •
    graduation cap — the academic cap worn at graduation (also called mortarboard)
  • •
    graduation day — the day of the graduation ceremony

Related words

See also: degree, diploma, graduate
Synonyms: commencement, convocation

Etymology

From Medieval Latin graduatio, from graduari ("to take a degree"), from Latin gradus ("step, degree").