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Completion vs Graduation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between completion and graduation

is that completion is the act or state of being or making something complete; conclusion, accomplishment while graduation is the action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).

completion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or state of being or making something complete; conclusion, accomplishment.
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  • (label) The conclusion of an act of conveyancing concerning the sale of a property.
  • (label) The act of making a metric space complete by adding points.
  • (label) The space resulting from such an act.
  • Synonyms

    * (state of being complete) completeness

    Antonyms

    * (state of being or making complete) incompletion * termination

    graduation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
  • A commencement ceremony.
  • (sciences) A marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement.
  • The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
  • Synonyms

    * (marking) scale