diploma

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.

   get a diploma

2. 2
   noun

   a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin diplōma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “folded paper, license”), from διπλόω (diplóō, “to double, fold over”), from διπλόος (diplóos, “double”).