cert.

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certify.

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Related Words for cert

absolutely, exactly, surely, assuredly, positively, unquestionably, cert, belief, certainty, cinch, destiny, lock, surety, positiveness, shoo-in, definiteness, surefire

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Historical Examples of cert

"Cert'nly," said Dick impulsively, and preparing to take a graceful leave.
Devil's Ford
Bret Harte
It was a cert', beyond any doubt, Somebody's darling had just come out.
A Yeoman's Letters
P. T. Ross
If we had a chance—and we had—of getting our Flannels last year, why isn't it a cert.
The Hill
Horace Annesley Vachell
The town of Cert in the district of Castello Branco now has some 5000 inh.
Four Plays of Gil Vicente
Gil Vicente
My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.
William Adolphus Turnpike
William Banks

British Dictionary definitions for cert

cert

noun

informal something that is a certainty, esp a horse that is certain to win a race (esp in the phrase a dead cert)

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Word Origin and History for cert

colloquial abbreviation of certain or certainty, attested from 1889.