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graduación

graduation

noun grah-dwah-SYOHN Rare

Also means

degree (alcohol or military rank)

Usage Note

Graduación covers three distinct meanings: completing an academic degree (ceremonia de graduación), the alcoholic strength of a drink (graduación alcohólica del vino), and military rank (oficial de alta graduación = high-ranking officer). Context distinguishes them. The verb is graduar (to graduate, to calibrate) and the reflexive graduarse means to graduate from a course of study.

Examples

"La ceremonia de graduación tuvo lugar en el aula magna."

Natural Translation

The graduation ceremony took place in the main hall.

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