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/di.plom/

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Translation

diploma, degree, qualification

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Word origin

From Latin diploma ('official document, letter of recommendation'), borrowed from Greek diploma ('folded paper'), from diploun ('to fold in two'). The original sense was a document folded over on itself. English 'diploma' and 'diplomat' come from the same word.

Origin
Greek
Root
diploma
English cognates
diploma, diplomat

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraldiplômes

Examples

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She got her engineering degree last year.

postuler .

You need a qualification to apply for this job.

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My diploma is hanging on the office wall.

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Without a qualification, the job hunt is harder.

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The diplomas will be handed to the students in June.

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This word is taught in chapter 24, lesson 10: diplôme, tension, ralentir and 7 more words.