birth certificate

noun

Etymology

From birth + certificate.

  1. learned borrowing from certificō
  2. derived from certificātum
  3. derived from certificat
  4. formed as birth certificate — “birth + certificate

Definitions

  1. An official document certifying the details of an individual's birth, indicating the…

    An official document certifying the details of an individual's birth, indicating the name, date, and parents' names, and details such as parents' occupation and religion.

    • [T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD.

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