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diploma

[dih-ploh-muh]

noun

plural

diplomas 
,

plural

diplomata .
  1. 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.

  2. a document conferring some honor, privilege, or power.

  3. a public or official document, especially one of historical interest.

    a diploma from Carolingian times.



verb (used with object)

diplomaed, diplomaing 
  1. to grant or award a diploma to.

diploma

/ ɪˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a document conferring a qualification, recording success in examinations or successful completion of a course of study

  2. an official document that confers an honour or privilege

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • prediploma noun
  • undiplomaed adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of diploma1

1635–45; < Latin 徱ō a letter of recommendation, an official document < Greek íō a letter folded double, equivalent to 徱ō-, variant stem of 徱û to double (derivative of 徱óDz; diplo- ) + -ma suffix of result
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of diploma1

C17: from Latin: official letter or document, literally: letter folded double, from Greek; see diplo-
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He may do a diploma in the next year or so.

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She did not speak at the ceremony, though she received an honorary diploma.

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“So I had to smuggle contraband into a high-profile event with the risk of losing my diploma that I worked so hard to get this year.”

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There was a time when having a high school diploma and getting a job with a pension was a formula to be part of the solid middle class in this country.

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By 8, Alisa had completed all the coursework mandated by the state to graduate from high school with a diploma.

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