graduation

noun

1. the successful completion of a program of study

   noun.act

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

   noun.event

   Synonyms commencement commencement ceremony commencement exercise graduation exercise

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement

   noun.communication

   Examples

   The ruler had 16 graduations per inch.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the act of arranging in grades

   noun.act

   Synonyms gradation

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; as, <i>graduation</i> of a scale; <i>graduation</i> at a college; graduation in color; <i>graduation</i> by evaporation; the <i>graduation</i> of a bird's tail, etc.

   noun

   Source: webster1913