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Prom vs Graduation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between prom and graduation

is that prom is a promenade concert 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).

prom

English

(wikipedia prom)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British) a promenade concert
  • (British, abbreviation) promenade
  • (US) a formal ball held at a college near the end of the academic year

    • Derived terms

    * high school prom / high-school prom / highschool prom * promposal

    Anagrams

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    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