certificate

noun

An official paper confirming that someone has finished a course of study, given when a full diploma does not apply.

Example sentence

“She earned a certificate in graphic design from the community college.”

Stress the second syllable: cer-TIF-i-cate. Common pairings include birth certificate and gift certificate.

Related words

literacyThe skill of being able to read and write.attendanceThe act or state of being present at an event or place.vocabularyAll the words that a person knows and uses.scheduleA plan showing what will happen and when, often laid out as a list or table of times.grammarThe set of rules that describes how words are formed and combined in a language.professorA teacher of the highest academic rank at a university or college.