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graduation
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Graduation \Grad"u*a"tion\, n. [LL. graduatio promotion to a
degree: cf. F. graduation division into degrees.]
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1. 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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2. The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees
or quantity; a scale.
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3. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so
as to hasten its evaporation.
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