Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postgraduation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: post-grad-u-a-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

After graduation; the time after graduation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Often the goal is to create a nest egg to cover college or postgraduation expenses, like the down payment on a house, seed money for a start-up company or a subsidy for a low-paying first job."
"He canceled his postgraduation plan to teach English in Japan to remain near her."
"As a recent Harvard graduate about to start a job at a top consulting firm in Boston, I have to say that the notion that one’s career is determined by one’s immediate postgraduation employment is ridiculous."
"Starting with his job interview at Underwood Samson, a small firm that appraises businesses around the world, and a postgraduation trip to Greece with friends from Princeton, Changez maintains an outsider’s double perspective."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English graduation English postgraduation From post- + graduation.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does postgraduation mean?: After graduation; the time after graduation.
Where does postgraduation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English graduation English postgraduation From post- + graduation.

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