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gradweyt

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Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English graduate, from Latin graduātus (graduated), from gradus (step).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: grad‧weyt

Verb

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gradweyt

  1. to graduate from university, preschool, high school, etc.

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:gradweyt.

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English graduate. The basketball slang is a pun on the sixth grade of the Philippine elementary education system and the six fouls for a player to be removed from the game.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gradweyt (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔ᜏᜒᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔)

  1. graduate (person who has completed any level of education)
    Synonym: gradwado

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Adjective

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gradweyt (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔ᜏᜒᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔)

  1. (basketball, slang) fouled out