English

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Etymology

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From French certificat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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certificate (plural certificates)

  1. A document containing a certified statement.
  2. A document evidencing ownership or debt.
  3. (education) A document serving as evidence that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.
  4. (computing theory) The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem.
  5. (computing) Ellipsis of public key certificate.
  6. (British, Ireland) A motion picture age rating.
    The film is certificate 15.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Punjabi: ਸਰਟੀਫਿਕੇਟ (sarṭīphikeṭ)
  • Welsh: stifficet

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Verb

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certificate (third-person singular simple present certificates, present participle certificating, simple past and past participle certificated)

  1. To supply with a certificate, especially following certification.

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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certificate

  1. inflection of certificare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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certificate f pl

  1. feminine plural of certificato

Spanish

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Verb

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certificate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of certificar combined with te