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cre⋅den⋅tial
[kri-den-shuh
l] 
–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. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to grant credentials to, esp. educational and professional ones: She has been credentialed to teach math. |
–adjective
| 4. | providing the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc. |
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| cre·den·tial (krĭ-děn'shəl) n.
To supply with credentials: "trained, professional, credentialed child care" (Lee Salk). [From Medieval Latin crēdentiālis, giving authority, from crēdentia, trust; see credence.] Usage Note: The use of the participle credentialed to refer to certified teachers and other professionals is well established (She became credentialed through a graduate program at a local college), but its more general use to mean "possessing professional or expert credentials" is still widely considered jargon. The sentence The board heard testimony from a number of credentialed witnesses was unacceptable to 85 percent of the Usage Panel. |
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