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Graduation vs Congratulation - What's the difference?

graduation | congratulation |

As nouns the difference between graduation and congratulation

is that graduation is the action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution) while congratulation is the act of congratulating.

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

    congratulation

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of congratulating.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * congratulate * self-congratulation