GRADUATED Definition & Meaning

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graduated

[graj-oo-ey-tid]

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adjective

characterized by or arranged in degrees, especially successively, as according to height, depth, or difficulty.
a graduated series of lessons.
marked with divisions or units of measurement.
(of a bird's tail) having the longest feathers in the center, the others being successively shorter.
(of a tax) increasing along with the taxable base.
a graduated income tax.

graduated

Divided into or marked with intervals indicating measures, as of length, volume, or temperature.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

nongraduated adjective
overgraduated adjective
ungraduated adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of graduated¹

First recorded in 1645–55; graduate + -ed ²

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But as one detective speculated to reporters, “We don’t know if at some point he graduated from the light to the dark side of that.”

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This is common for new teachers - he had not long graduated from Pwani University - and such arrangements tend not to be well paid.

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Ms Abdi and Ms Omar, who graduated from Plasma University Mogadishu's faculty of civil engineering, say under their firm all their projects have been approved by the local authorities.

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Lewis grew up in San Diego and graduated from Howard University in 1995.

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He said he worked for years as a day labourer, but gained citizenship and has four children who graduated from college.

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graduate graduated cylinder

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