graduation

What it means

1. countableuncountableThe action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).

   The graduation ball was the students' chance to say goodbye to each other.

   1 more example

   After my graduation, I took a year out to travel, then went into an office job.

2. countableuncountableA commencement ceremony.
3. JapanesecountableuncountableentertainmentThe action or process of leaving a group.

   graduation from AKB48

In a sentence

The graduation ball was the students' chance to say goodbye to each other.

Where it comes from

From graduate + -ion.