Definitions for diploma
dɪˈploʊ mə; -mə tədiplo·ma

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. diploma, sheepskin(noun)

   a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study

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1. 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(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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

Origin: [L., fr. Gr. , fr. to double, fr. diplo`os twofold. See Double.]

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1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

How to pronounce diploma?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of diploma in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of diploma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of diploma in a Sentence

1. Edith Wharton:

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

2. Ed Koch:

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

3. William E. Brock:

   It's an insane tragedy that 700,000 people get a diploma each year and can't read the damned diploma.

4. Bill Larkin:

   I do not know what I need a diploma now for, I am not looking for a job. I have done just fine without one.

5. Wayne Knight:

   If you had to have a diploma or a GED to collect unemployment, you'd see a lot more kids staying in school.

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