certification English · revision 10729

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1292|origins=la-med certificatio}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, US /ˌsɝː.t̬ə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|la-med|certificātiō]], or Middle French certification,^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline) a noun from the past participle of Late Latin certificāre, to make certain (see [[certify]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ In law, a process for having a court's decision examined or altered: 1292 in the OED;^(OED 1989) notification, the early 15th century in Etymonline, about 1440 in the OED.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Demonstration or proof is from the mid-15th century.^(Etymonline) The act of certifying or guaranteeing the truth of something, attestation, is from 1532.^(OED 1989) A certificate was formerly a certification (1574).^(OED 1989) Providing someone with a certificate, as of qualification, is from 1881.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1292 – a legal process.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1440 – notification.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1532 – attestation.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1881 – the granting of a certificate.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of [[certify|alt=certifying]], or the state of being certified.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Official confirmation that someone is qualified or that something meets a standard.^(Etymonline)^(Roach et al. 2011)

+ # ''(law)'' A document attesting the truth of a fact.^(Collins 2023)^(AHD)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[noncertification]]

+ * [[precertification]]

+ * [[recertification]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[certify]]

+ * [[certificate]]

+ * [[certain]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}