diploma

Noun

Meaning

A letter or writing, usually under seal, conferring some privilege, honor, or power; a document bearing record of a degree conferred by a literary society or educational institution.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

award degree certificate qualification credential attestation sheepskin commission CER baccalaureate authority document honor patent license
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Antonyms

lack opposition ban tenure rejection deny
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Hypernyms

certificate certification credential credentials

Hyponyms

HND Higher National Diploma

Related terms

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Phrases with the word

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Derivatives

diplomas

Examples

A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue. Edith Wharton

You know what GED stands for? Good Enough Diploma. Chris Rock

Anyway, that's what life is, just one learning experience after another, and when you're through with all the learning experiences you graduate and what you get for a diploma is, you die. Frederik Pohl

There's no diploma in the world that declares you as an artist. It's not like becoming a doctor or something. You can declare yourself an artist and then figure out how to be an artist. Kara Walker

The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse. Ed Koch

Before I got Doctor Who, I went to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. I went back to take the final grade exam, which is the grade you have to take before you can take the teacher's diploma. Sarah Sutton

Close letter words and terms

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