Diploma
[dɪ'pləʊmə] or [dɪ'plomə]
Definition
(noun.) a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study.
Editor: Megan--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
Edited by Henry
Definition
n. a writing conferring some honour or privilege as a university degree &c.—v.t. to furnish with a diploma.
Checked by Kenneth
Examples
- You have distanced all competitors and obtained a diploma of honor, the highest award given in the Exposition. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Medals and diplomas, the Cross of the Legion of Honour, and millions of money became his. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Family papers, letters from my poor wife, diplomas of universities which have done me honour. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Remington