How to spell graduation

Graduation is spelled G-R-A-D-U-A-T-I-O-N.

hear itgrad·u·a·tion/,grædʒu'eɪʃən/nounSchwa and roots

What it means: The successful completion of a program of study.

In a sentence: We will celebrate my sister's graduation next week.

Same family: graduated, graduating, undergraduate, postgraduate, graduation ceremony. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Graduation” comes from the Latin word “gradus,” meaning “step,” so a graduation is literally a ‘step’ forward. Over time, the word came to refer to moving up from one educational level to another, usually marked by a formal ceremony.

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