graduation exercise
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Definition
Noun: 1. A formal ceremony at which academic degrees or diplomas are officially awarded: A "graduation exercise" is the official event, often called a commencement ceremony, where students who have completed a course of study receive their diplomas or degrees.
Usage
The term "graduation exercise" is a formal and somewhat traditional term for the ceremony itself. It emphasizes the ceremonial and procedural aspect of the event. - It is typically used in official communications, schedules, or formal writing from educational institutions. - The phrase often appears in contexts like "the program for the graduation exercise" or "participants in the graduation exercise."
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "to participate in the graduation exercise": To take part in the ceremony, often by processing in academic regalia and receiving a diploma.
- He was honored to participate in the graduation exercise as the valedictorian.
- The term can sometimes be used more broadly to refer to the entire series of events surrounding graduation, including speeches and the conferral of degrees.
Variants and Related Words
- Commencement: A more common synonym for the graduation ceremony, emphasizing the "beginning" of a new phase of life.
- Graduation ceremony: The most common and straightforward term for the event.
- Convocation: A formal assembly at a university, which can include a ceremony for conferring degrees.
Synonyms
- Commencement
- Graduation ceremony
- Convocation (in academic contexts)
- Degree ceremony
Related Phrases
- To walk at graduation: An informal phrase meaning to participate in the graduation ceremony.
- She finished her coursework in December but will walk at graduation in the spring.
- To confer a degree: The official act of granting the academic title during the ceremony.
- The president of the college will confer the degrees during the graduation exercise.
Noun
- an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred