certification

[ sur-tuh-fi-key-shuhn, ser-tif-uh- ]
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noun
  1. the act of certifying.

  2. the state of being certified.

  1. a certified statement.

  2. the writing on the face of a check by which it is certified.

  3. Law. a certificate attesting the truth of some statement or event.

Origin of certification

1
1400–50; late Middle English certificacio(u)n<Medieval Latin certificātiōn- (stem of certificātiō). See certificate, -ion

Other words from certification

  • non·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
  • pre·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
  • re·cer·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for certification

certification

/ (ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of certifying or state of being certified

  2. law a document attesting the truth of a fact or statement

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