Difference between Postgraduate and Graduate

What is the difference between Postgraduate and Graduate?

Postgraduate as an adjective is those studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course. while Graduate as an adjective is graduated, arranged by degrees

Postgraduate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Those studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.

Graduate

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institutionA person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the schoolA graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: graduated, arranged by degreesholding an academic degreerelating to an academic degree

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution, often with "from"To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution, used without "from"To certify (a student) as having earned a degreeTo mark a scale on (something) so that it can be used for measuringTo change gradually

Example sentence: History has proven that each generation of Howard graduates will forge the way forward for our country and our world.

We hope you now know whether to use Postgraduate or Graduate in your sentence.

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