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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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