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/di.plom/
Translation
diploma, degree, qualification
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
Examples
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She got her engineering degree last year.
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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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