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diploma.

letter of recommendation/passage/privileges; travel permit for Imperial post; certificate; letter folded double (L+S); diploma (Ecc); charter;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[dɪˈpɫoː.ma]Classical-Latin[dɪpˈɫoː.ma]Classical-Latin[diˈplɔː.ma][dipˈlɔː.ma]
  1. letter of recommendation

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  2. a document drawn up by a magistrate, assuring to the holder some favor or privilege, a diploma

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Ancient Greek δῐ́ς (dĭ́s) Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Ancient Greek δῐπλόω (dĭplóō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma)bor. Latin diplōma Borrowed from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “folded paper, license”).

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