qualification

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
  2. noun the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
  3. noun a statement that limits or restricts some claim

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French qualification in the 1540s, which in turn derives from Medieval Latin quālificātiō. By surface analysis, qual(ify) + -ification.

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making

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