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Graduation
/ˌɡrædʒ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
Definition
1
The act or ceremony of receiving or conferring an academic degree, diploma, or certificate upon completion of a course of study.
2
The state of graduating from an educational institution.
3
A mark or division on a measuring instrument, such as a scale or ruler.
Examples
After four years of surviving on coffee and sheer spite, her graduation felt like escaping a poorly plotted sitcom.
His graduation speech was so inspiring that half the audience nodded off into dreams of unemployment lines.
Graduation: the one day you wear a robe fancier than your future job interview outfit.
At graduation, she tossed her cap so high it joined the flock of pigeons circling the stadium.