certificate
Pronunciation: /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt/
The English word “certificate” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- A document containing a certified statement.
- A document evidencing ownership or debt.
- A document serving as evidence that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.
- The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem.
- A motion picture age rating.
- Synonym of certification.
verb
- To supply with a certificate, especially following certification.
adjective
Etymology
The noun is from Middle English certificat, certificate, sertyfycat, from Middle French certificat or its etymon Medieval Latin certificātum. The verb is from the noun. The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin certificātus.
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More English words
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- certifiably
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