diploma
[ dih-ploh-muh ]
/ dɪˈploʊ mə /
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noun, plural di·plo·mas, Latin di·plo·ma·ta [dih-ploh-muh-tuh]. /dɪˈploʊ mə tə/.
a document given by an educational institution conferring a degree on a person or certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed a course of study.
a document conferring some honor, privilege, or power.
a public or official document, especially one of historical interest: a diploma from Carolingian times.
verb (used with object), di·plo·maed, di·plo·ma·ing.
to grant or award a diploma to.
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Origin of diploma
1635–45; <Latin diplōma a letter of recommendation, an official document <Greek díplōma a letter folded double, equivalent to diplō-, variant stem of diploûn to double (derivative of diplóos;see diplo-) + -ma suffix of result
OTHER WORDS FROM diploma
pre·di·plo·ma, nounun·di·plo·maed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH diploma
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British Dictionary definitions for diploma
diploma
/ (dɪˈpləʊmə) /
noun
a document conferring a qualification, recording success in examinations or successful completion of a course of study
an official document that confers an honour or privilege
Word Origin for diploma
C17: from Latin: official letter or document, literally: letter folded double, from Greek; see diplo-
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