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Graduation

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

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Blending 76% connected

of Blend

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Shading 76% connected

of Shade

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Closing 76% connected

of Close

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Completion 76% connected

The act or process of making complete; the getting through to the end; as, the completion of an undertaking, an education, a service.

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Culmination 76% connected

The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit.

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Exercise 76% connected

The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; o…

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Line 76% connected

Flax; linen.

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Quantification 76% connected

Modification by a reference to quantity; the introduction of the element of quantity.

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Derivationally related 2

Graduate 74% connected

To mark with degrees; to divide into regular steps, grades, or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Graduate 74% connected

To mark with degrees; to divide into regular steps, grades, or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Baccalaureate 70% connected

The degree of bachelor of arts. (B.A. or A.B.), the first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges.

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Commencement 92% connected

The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Gradation 92% connected

The act of progressing by regular steps or orderly arrangement; the state of being graded or arranged in ranks; as, the gradation of castes.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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