graduation
/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.07 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The graduation ball was the students' chance to say goodbye to each other."
- "After my graduation, I took a year out to travel, then went into an office job."
- "graduation from AKB48"
- ""No good, I'm afraid," he confessed before he took it. "A print of this sort is one of the few things that afford no graduation to the sense of touch. No, no"—as he passed his finger-tips over the paper—"a gelatino-chloride surface of mathematical uniformity, Inspector, and nothing more. Now had it been the negative—""
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/
- British English: /ˌɡɹædjuˈeɪʃən/