qualification
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Etymology[edit]
From qual(ify) + -ification, after Middle French qualification and its source, Late Latin qualificatio.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
qualification (plural qualifications)
- A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation. [from 16th c.]
- I accept your offer, but with the following qualification.
- The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc. [from 16th c.]
- Qualification for this organization is extraordinarily difficult.
- (obsolete) A quality or attribute. [17th-19th c.]
- 1714, Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees:
- To shew, that these Qualfications, which we all pretend to be asham'd of, are the great support of a flourishing Society has been the subject of the foregoing Poem.
- 1714, Bernard Mandeville, The Fable of the Bees:
- An ability or attribute that aids someon's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training. [from 17th c.]
- What are your qualifications for this job?
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Translations[edit]
act or process of qualifying
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ability or attribute
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process of deciding the running order
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French[edit]
Noun[edit]
qualification f (plural qualifications)
- Qualification (all senses)
