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/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuːˌænd/ · noun
(British, Canada, Commonwealth) A student who has completed the requirements for, but has not yet been awarded, a particular degree..
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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Graduand means (British, Canada, Commonwealth) A student who has completed the requirements for, but has not yet been awarded, a particular degree..
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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.
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