Topic: EDUCATION
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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | certificat, from Late Latin, past participle of certificare; CERTIFY |
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cer‧tif‧i‧cate S3 W3
[countable]
[countable]1 an official document that states that a fact or facts are true
birth/death/marriage certificate (=giving details of someone's birth, death, or marriage)
2SE an official paper stating that you have completed a course of study or passed an examination : 
a degree certificate
a degree certificate