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graduada

Graduada is the feminine form of the Spanish noun and adjective graduado. It commonly denotes a woman who has completed a degree or professional qualification. As an adjective, graduada describes someone who has graduated, for example: “una mujer graduada en Derecho” (a woman who graduated in Law). As a noun, it can stand alone: “la graduada recibió su diploma” (the graduate received her diploma). The term is widely used in Spanish-speaking countries to indicate educational attainment; it may appear in official documents, résumés, or academic contexts.

Etymology: graduada derives from grado, meaning degree, with the agent-noun suffix -ado, and the feminine -a.

Usage notes: In gendered languages like Spanish, noun forms reflect gender; when referring to a mixed or

See also: Graduado, Graduación, Título, Universidad.

The
masculine
counterpart
is
graduado;
the
feminine
form
graduada
is
used
when
the
subject
is
female.
unknown
group,
masculine
forms
may
be
used
as
default,
but
contemporary
style
emphasizes
gender-accurate
language,
using
graduada
for
women
and
graduado
for
men.
The
term
is
not
a
technical
term
in
itself
but
part
of
general
vocabulary
about
education.