1. The successful completion of a program of study
   "The auditorium was packed for the graduation ceremony"; "Her graduation from medical school was a proud moment for her family"
    
2. An academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
   "The graduation exercise was held in the university's grand auditorium";
   - commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation exercise
    
3. A line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement
   "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch"
    
4. The act of arranging in grades
   "The graduation of students' essays ensured fair and consistent marking";
   - gradation

Derived forms: graduations

Type of: closing, completion, culmination, exercise, line, mop up, quantification, windup

Encyclopedia: Graduation, Part 2