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diploma

dip·loma

UK/dɪˈpləʊmə/ US/dɪˈploʊmə/ fairly common

noun

1.

a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study

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Origin

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin diplōma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “folded paper, license”), from διπλόω (diplóō, “to double, fold over”), from διπλόος (diplóos, “double”).

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