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graduation

noun
/ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/US/ˌɡɹædjuˈeɪʃən/UK

Etymology

From graduate + -ion.

  1. derived from graduātus
  2. inherited from graduat — “(noun) a graduate of a university; (adjective) graduate, having graduated”
  3. suffixed as graduation — “graduate + ion”

Definitions

  1. The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of…

    The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).

    • 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.

  2. A commencement ceremony.

  3. The action or process of leaving a group.

    • graduation from AKB48
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many…

      A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks.

    2. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

    3. Synonym of gradation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at graduation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at graduation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at graduation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA