qualification

noun
/ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/UK/ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from quālificātiō
  2. borrowed from qualification

Definitions

  1. The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.

    • Qualification for this organization is extraordinarily difficult.
  2. An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something

    An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.

    • What are your qualifications for this job?
  3. A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course,…

    A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. A clause or condition which qualifies something

      A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.

      • I accept your offer, but with the following qualification.
    2. A quality or attribute.

      • To shew, that these Qualfications, which we all pretend to be asham'd of, are the great support of a flourishing Society has been the subject of the foregoing Poem.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at qualification. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at qualification. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at qualification

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA