diploma
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.
Example
“get a diploma”
Synonyms
- sheepskin
Related words
- diplomaed
- diplomaless
- diplomalike
- prediploma
- diploma disease
- diploma mill
Word history
From Ancient Greek "δίπλωμα" (folded paper, license).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “diploma” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.