What does diploma mean?
Definitions for diploma
dɪˈploʊ mə; -mə tədiplo·ma
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word diploma.
Princeton's WordNet
diploma, sheepskin(noun)
a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
Wiktionary
diploma(Noun)
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.
Webster Dictionary
Diploma(noun)
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
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. , fr. to double, fr. diplo`os twofold. See Double.]
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Diploma
A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to a level of academic award. The words diplomat and diplomacy have the same origin, from the official "folded papers" of accreditation delivered by ambassadors or delegates. In some countries, such as the UK and Australia, such a document can be called a testimonium or testamur, Latin for "we testify" or "certify", and so called from the word with which the certificate begins. In Ireland, it is generally called a parchment. The certificate that a Nobel laureate receives is also called a diploma. The term diploma is also used in some historical contexts, to refer to documents signed by a King affirming a grant or tenure of specified land and its conditions.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Diploma
di-plō′ma, n. a writing conferring some honour or privilege, as a university degree, &c.—v.t. to furnish with a diploma. [L.,—Gr. diplōma, a letter folded double—diploos, double.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of diploma in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of diploma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of diploma in a Sentence
The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.
We have the graduation diploma of a Croat who decided to leave it behind before moving to Ireland in search of a better life, he said it symbolized his break-up with a country that had failed to give him an opportunity to work.
Captain Edmund Blackadder, Blackadder Goes Forth:
I, on the other hand, have a degree from the University of Life, a diploma from the School of Hard Knocks, and three gold stars from the Kindergarten of Getting the Shit Kicked Out of Me.
If we make something happen, if next year comes around and the PARCC test is gone, then I feel like we're successful, and you know what? As long as I get my diploma, I'm all right. I don't have to walk in line.
A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue.
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- diplomaAfrikaans
- شهادةArabic
- дипломаBulgarian
- diplomCzech
- tystysgrifWelsh
- diplomDanish
- DiplomGerman
- δίπλωμαGreek
- diplomoEsperanto
- diplomaSpanish
- دیپلمPersian
- diplomi, päättötodistus, päästötodistusFinnish
- diplômeFrench
- teishtysManx
- डिप्लोमाHindi
- դիպլոմArmenian
- sertifikat, ijazahIndonesian
- diplomoIdo
- diplomaItalian
- ディプロマ, 卒業証書Japanese
- დიპლომიGeorgian
- deplomLimburgish, Limburgan, Limburger
- үнэмлэхMongolian
- diplomNorwegian
- diplomaDutch
- diplomNorwegian Nynorsk
- dyplomPolish
- diplomaPortuguese
- дипломRussian
- diplóma, дипло́маSerbo-Croatian
- diplom, examensbevisSwedish
- diplomaSwahili
- diplomaTurkish
- дипломUkrainian
- دانشنامہUrdu
- דיפּלאָםYiddish
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