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==Origin==
[[Latin]], passport, diploma, from [[Greek]] ''diplōma'' folded paper, passport, from ''diploun'' to double, from ''diploos''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1622]
==Definitions==
*1: plural also ''di·plo·ma·ta'' : an official or state [[document]] : charter
2: a [[writing]] usually under seal conferring some [[honor]] or [[privilege]]
3: a document bearing record of [[graduation]] from or of a [[degree]] conferred by an [[educational]] [[institution]]
==Description==
A '''diploma''' (from [[Greek]] δίπλωµα. ''díplōma'', meaning "folded paper") is a certificate or deed issued by an educational [[institution]], such as a [[university]], that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular [[course]] of [[study]] or confers an academic [[degree]]. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to a level of academic award. The words diplomat and [[diplomacy]] have the same origin, from the official "folded papers" of accreditation delivered by [[ambassadors]] or delegates.
In some countries, such as the UK and Australia, such a document can be called a ''testimonium'' or ''testamur'', Latin for "we testify" or "certify" (testari), and so called from the word with which the certificate begins. In Ireland, it is generally called a ''parchment''. The certificate that a [[Nobel]] laureate receives is also called a diploma.
The term diploma is also used in some historical [[contexts]], to refer to documents signed by a [[King]] affirming a grant or tenure of specified [[land]] and its conditions (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_Charters Anglo-Saxon Charters] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatics Diplomatics]).
==Origin==
[[Latin]], passport, diploma, from [[Greek]] ''diplōma'' folded paper, passport, from ''diploun'' to double, from ''diploos''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1622]
==Definitions==
*1: plural also ''di·plo·ma·ta'' : an official or state [[document]] : charter
2: a [[writing]] usually under seal conferring some [[honor]] or [[privilege]]
3: a document bearing record of [[graduation]] from or of a [[degree]] conferred by an [[educational]] [[institution]]
==Description==
A '''diploma''' (from [[Greek]] δίπλωµα. ''díplōma'', meaning "folded paper") is a certificate or deed issued by an educational [[institution]], such as a [[university]], that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular [[course]] of [[study]] or confers an academic [[degree]]. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to a level of academic award. The words diplomat and [[diplomacy]] have the same origin, from the official "folded papers" of accreditation delivered by [[ambassadors]] or delegates.
In some countries, such as the UK and Australia, such a document can be called a ''testimonium'' or ''testamur'', Latin for "we testify" or "certify" (testari), and so called from the word with which the certificate begins. In Ireland, it is generally called a ''parchment''. The certificate that a [[Nobel]] laureate receives is also called a diploma.
The term diploma is also used in some historical [[contexts]], to refer to documents signed by a [[King]] affirming a grant or tenure of specified [[land]] and its conditions (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_Charters Anglo-Saxon Charters] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatics Diplomatics]).