ACCREDITATION

accreditation

(noun) the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); “a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

accreditation (countable and uncountable, plural accreditations)

The giving of credentials.

The act of accrediting.

(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.

Anagrams

• actinoceratid

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cred`i*ta"tion, n.

Definition: The act of accrediting; as, letters of accreditation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 June 2024

INCORPORATE

(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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