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diploma

nounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//dɪˈpləʊmə//
  • United States//dɪˈploʊmə//

A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.

noun

  1. 1

    A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.

    get a diploma

    study for a diploma

    hold a further-education diploma

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin diplōma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “folded paper, license”), from διπλόω (diplóō, “to double, fold over”), from διπλόος (diplóos, “double”).

Forms

plural
diplomas, diplomata
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