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   certificate

   noun

   • 1. an official document attesting a fact.
   • ▪ a document recording a person's birth, marriage, or death: "a birth certificate"
   • ▪ a document confirming that someone has reached a certain level of achievement in a course of study or training: "a university-accredited certificate"
   • ▪ a document attesting ownership of an item or the fulfilment of legal requirements: "a share certificate"
   • 2. an official classification awarded to a cinema film by a board of censors indicating its suitability for a particular age group: "an 18 certificate"

   verb

   • 1. provide with or attest in an official document: British "the amounts earned have to be certificated by employers"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘certification, attestation’): from French certificat or medieval Latin certificatum, from certificare (see certify).

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