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ə noun
1.
a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
2.
a circumstance or condition required by law or custom for getting, having, or exercising a right, holding an office, or the like.
3.
the act of qualifying; state of being qualified.
4.
modification, limitation, or restriction: to endorse a plan without qualification.
5.
an instance of this: He protected his argument with several qualifications.
Origin:
1535–45; < Medieval Latin quālificātiōn- (stem of quālificātiō), equivalent to quālificāt(us) (past participle of quālificāre to qualify) + -iōn- -ion
1535–45; < Medieval Latin quālificātiōn- (stem of quālificātiō), equivalent to quālificāt(us) (past participle of quālificāre to qualify) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
non·qual·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
o·ver·qual·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
pre·qual·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
re·qual·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
Synonyms
4. reservation, stipulation, condition.
4. reservation, stipulation, condition.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an official record of achievement awarded on the successful completion of a course of training or passing of an exam |
| 2. | an ability, quality, or attribute, esp one that fits a person to perform a particular job or task: he has no qualifications to be a teacher |
| 3. | a condition that modifies or limits; restriction |
| 4. | the act of qualifying or state of being qualified |
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Example sentences
But he believes a professional licence could still be a useful qualification even if it was not a requirement for all managers.
The minimum qualification in my view should be a doctorate in physics.
Conn was emphatic about that and without qualification.
The suffrage was thus limited by a strict property qualification.
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