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graduate

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈɡrædʒ.u.ət/

Definition

B2 UK a person who has a first degree from a university or college: a Cambridge graduate Chris is a physics graduate. → See also postgraduate noun, undergraduateUniversity and college education A2 US (informal grad) a person who has finished their school, college, or university education: high-school graduates a graduate of YaleStudents and pupils
(Definition of graduate noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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