Graduation

graduation(gradu|ation)

Pronunciation:/gradʒʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n, -djʊ-/

noun

[mass noun]

• 1 the receiving or conferring of an academic degree or diploma.
• [count noun] the ceremony at which degrees are conferred.
• 2 the action of dividing into degrees or other proportionate divisions on a graduated scale.
• [count noun] a mark on a container or instrument indicating a degree of quantity.