| graduation | 1. The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; as, graduation of a scale; graduation at a college; graduation in colour; graduation by evaporation; the graduation of a bird's tail, etc. 2. The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale. 3. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation. Origin: LL. Graduatio promotion to a degree: cf. F. Graduation division into degrees. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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