Tuesday word: Graduation

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Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021

Graduation (noun)
grad·u·a·tion [graj-oo-ey-shuhn]

noun
1. an act of graduating; the state of being graduated.
2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school.
3. arrangement in degrees, levels, or ranks.

OTHER WORDS FROM GRADUATION
non·grad·u·a·tion, noun
post·grad·u·a·tion, adjective
pre·grad·u·a·tion, noun

WORDS RELATED TO GRADUATION
convocation

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Origin: 1375–1425; late Middle English graduacion < Medieval Latin graduation- (stem of graduatio ). See graduate, -ion

HOW TO USE GRADUATION IN A SENTENCE
Facebook says creating a profile requires only a college email address and graduation year— it’s up to you to add any other information.
FACEBOOK JUST INVENTED … FACEBOOK|TANYA BASU|SEPTEMBER 10, 2020|MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

I think you said 21 when you got your first show, even before you walked in your college graduation.
FULL TRANSCRIPT: TOMI LAHREN ON ‘THE CARLOS WATSON SHOW’|DANIEL MALLOY|AUGUST 31, 2020|OZY

The day after graduation, he flew to Seattle and started in Amazon’s “Pathways” leadership development program.
WHO IS DAVE CLARK, THE NEW CHIEF OF AMAZON’S GIANT RETAIL BUSINESS?|AARON PRESSMAN|AUGUST 22, 2020|FORTUNE

We need kids to be able to see their perspective in history and that goes hand in hand with graduation rates.
AS SCHOOL RESUMES, STUDENTS BRING RACIAL JUSTICE PUSH TO THE CLASSROOM|KAYLA JIMENEZ|AUGUST 18, 2020|VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

Comments

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Adding a bit to the etymology, in Latin, gradus was originally a step (both of a stair and on the level), and later a degree. A graduation, you're literally taking a step up.