certificate

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  1. noun A document testifying to the truth of something: a certificate of birth.
  2. noun A document issued to a person completing a course of study not leading to a diploma.
  3. noun A document certifying that a person may officially practice in certain professions.
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  • As Greta said the word certificate, a manly heel came down hard upon the toe of her satin shoe. —  Grey Mask - Wentworth, Patricia - Miss Silver 01
  • The decree however that I have just mentioned, made it necessary, not that a marriage should actually take place, but that Mary should take the name of Imlay, which, from the nature of their connexion, she conceived herself entitled to do, and obtain a certificate from the American ambassador, as the wife of a native of that country. —  Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman
  • I must admit that anticipation of receiving a certificate was an incentive to study.
  • Moonsamy said the specific criteria for the refusal related to a safety certificate from the Russian regulatory authority; a liability letter that provided only for international nuclear damage; and an emergency plan that was "not comprehensive enough". —  News24
  • The last clue said something about a trip, so I looked behind the green shutters and the certificate was there. —  news | GT | http://www.gadsdentimes.com
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  1. Middle English certificat, from Old French, from Medieval Latin certificātum, something certified, from neuter of Late Latin certificātus, past participle of certificāre, to certify; see certify.

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  1. = French certificat = Spanish Portuguese certificado = Italian certificato, from Middle Latin certificatus, past participle of certificare, certify: see certify.
  2. from certificate, n.
 

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/sərˈtɪfɪkeɪt/
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