Etymology

graduand

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Today it means: A student who has completed the requirements for, but has not yet been awarded, a particular degree. Full definition →

Medieval Latin graduandus
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromgraduandus
  2. English todaygraduand

Attested since 1882. From Medieval Latin graduandus, gerundive of graduō (“to graduate”).

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