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certificate |
certificate of deposit |
certificate of incorporation |
certificate of indebtedness |
certificated |
certification
| certificatory
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| certified check
| certified cheque
| certified milk
certification
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun certification has 4 senses
- certification(n = noun.act) enfranchisement - the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on; Array is a kind of authorisation, authorization, empowerment
- certification(n = noun.communication) corroboration, documentation - confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence; Array is a kind of confirmation
- certification(n = noun.communication) certificate, credential, credentials - a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; Array is a kind of document, papers, written document
- certification(n = noun.act) authentication - validating the authenticity of something or someone; Array is a kind of proof, substantiation, validation
has particulars: accreditation
Derived forms verb certify3, verb certify4
Derived form verb certify1
has particulars: certificate of incorporation, birth certificate, diploma, sheepskin, commission, military commission, bill of health, registration, teacher's certificate, teaching certificate, probate, probate will
Derived forms verb certify3, verb certify4
Derived forms verb certify2, verb certify3, verb certify4
CIDE DICTIONARY
certification, n. [L. certificatio: cf. F. certification.].
The act of certifying. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
certification
John Hancock, OK, acceptance, affidavit, affirmance, affirmation, approbation, approval, ascertainment, assurance, attestation, authentication, authority, authorization, backing, backing up, bearing out, bill of health, bolstering, buttressing, certificate, certificate of proficiency, check, checking, circumstantiation, clearance, collation, confirmation, corroboration, corroboratory evidence, countenance, countersignature, credential, deposition, determination, diploma, documentation, empowerment, enabling, endorsement, enfranchisement, ensuring, entitlement, establishment, fiat, fortification, go-ahead, green light, imprimatur, navicert, nod, notarization, notarized statement, note, okay, permission, proof, proving, proving out, ratification, reassurance, reassurement, reinforcement, rubber stamp, sanction, seal, sheepskin, sigil, signature, signet, stamp, stamp of approval, statement under oath, strengthening, subscription, substantiation, support, supporting evidence, swearing, sworn statement, sworn testimony, testamur, testimonial, testimony, the nod, ticket, undergirding, validation, verification, visa, vise, voucher, vouching, warrant, warranty, witness
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