Graduand

//ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuːˌænd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A student who has completed the requirements for, but has not yet been awarded, a particular degree. British, Canada, Commonwealth

    "2005, Mike Amos, Proud Return of the Pigeon Boy, Northern Echo (Darlington, UK); Jul 14, 2005. In order to add jollity to the proceedings, said the dean, each graduand would find beneath his seat a little tub of bubbles, complete with mortar board cap."

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"2005, Mike Amos, Proud Return of the Pigeon Boy, Northern Echo (Darlington, UK); Jul 14, 2005. In order to add jollity to the proceedings, said the dean, each graduand would find beneath his seat a little tub of bubbles, complete with mortar board cap."

Etymology

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

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