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Graduate ˈɡrædʒuət University Job Noun Prospects University/College Recent

Word3 graduate
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈɡrædʒuət/ /ˈɡrædʒuət/
Example
  • job prospects for graduates
  • a university/college graduate
  • a recent graduate from coventry university
  • an oxford/a yale graduate
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graduate

(noun)/ˈɡrædʒuət/ /ˈɡrædʒuət/
  1. a person who has a university degree
    • job prospects for graduates
    • a university/college graduate
    • a recent graduate from Coventry University
    • an Oxford/a Yale graduate
    • a graduate of Oxford/Yale
    • engineering/science graduates
    • a graduate in history
    • a graduate student
    • graduate programs/degrees/studies

    Extra Examples

    • She has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
    • The company places great importance on graduate recruitment and training.
    • a graduate in sociology
    • job opportunities for university graduates
    • graduate courses
  2. a person who has completed their school studies
    • a high school graduate

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from medieval Latin graduat- ‘graduated’, from graduare ‘take a degree’, from Latin gradus ‘degree, step’.
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