diploma
noun
Simple meaning
A document certifying the successful completion of a course of study.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
dɪpˈloʊmə
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Definition
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noun
A document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
Used this way, diploma is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It quietly approves while staying precise.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Successful and accomplished
- Usage feel
- Precise and approving
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use diploma
- “She proudly hung her high school diploma on the wall after graduation.”
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