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cre·den·tial

   [kri-den-shuhl]
noun
1.
Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
2.
anything that provides the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc.
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verb (used with object) cre·den·tialed, cre·den·tial·ing or especially British cre·den·tialled, cre·den·tial·ling.
3.
to grant credentials to, especially educational and professional ones: She has been credentialed to teach math.

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adjective
4.
providing the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English credencial < Medieval Latin crēdenti(a) credence + -al1

Related forms
un·cre·den·tialed, adjective
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  • Obtaining a position requires much more than coursework or the credential of the degree.
  • In a volatile labour market, the flexibility of a credential is of crucial importance.
  • Behavioral biometrics are well suited to this as they can be a single credential for this purpose.
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credential (krɪˈdɛnʃəl)
 
—n
1.  something that entitles a person to confidence, authority, etc
2.  (plural) a letter or certificate giving evidence of the bearer's identity or competence
 
—adj
3.  entitling one to confidence, authority, etc
 
[C16: from Medieval Latin crēdentia credit, trust; see credence]
 
cre'dentialed
 
—adj

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credential
1520s (adj.), from M.L. credentia (see credence) + -al (1). As a noun, attested from 1756. Related: Credentialled.
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