Qualification

//ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc. countable, uncountable

    "Qualification for this organization is extraordinarily difficult."

  2. 2
    the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea wordnet
  3. 3
    An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training. countable, uncountable

    "What are your qualifications for this job?"

  4. 4
    an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something wordnet
  5. 5
    A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam. UK, countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a statement that limits or restricts some claim wordnet
  2. 7
    A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation. countable, uncountable

    "I accept your offer, but with the following qualification."

  3. 8
    A quality or attribute. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "To shew, that these Qualfications, which we all pretend to be asham'd of, are the great support of a flourishing Society has been the subject of the foregoing Poem."

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capabilityreservationabilityablenessabout faceabout-face

Example

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"We agreed to the plan without qualification."

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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