diploma: Meaning and Definition of

di•plo•ma

Pronunciation: (di-plō'mu), [key]
— n., pl. v., -mas, -ma•ta -maed, -ma•ing.
—n.
  1. a document given by an educational institution conferring a degree on a person or certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed a course of study.
  2. a document conferring some honor, privilege, or power.
  3. a public or official document, esp. one of historical interest: a diploma from Carolingian times.
—v.t.
  1. to grant or award a diploma to.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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