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==Origin==

==Origin==

[[Latin]], passport, diploma, from [[Greek]] ''diplōma'' folded paper, passport, from ''diploun'' to double, from ''diploos''

[[Latin]], passport, diploma, from [[Greek]] ''diplōma'' folded paper, passport, from ''diploun'' to double, from ''diploos''

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1622]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1622]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: plural also ''di·plo·ma·ta'' : an official or state [[document]] : charter

*1: plural also ''di·plo·ma·ta'' : an official or state [[document]] : charter

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.

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]).

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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_Charters Anglo-Saxon Charters] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatics Diplomatics]).

[[Category: Education]]

[[Category: Education]]