qualification
Meanings
Plural: qualifications
Noun
- an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
- "her qualifications for the job are excellent"
- "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"
- the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
- "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform"
- a statement that limits or restricts some claim
- The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
- An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
- A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.
- A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
- A quality or attribute.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French qualification in the 1540s, which in turn derives from Medieval Latin quālificātiō. By surface analysis, qual(ify) + -ification.
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