accreditation

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accreditation

/əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ UK
/əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
[əˌkɹɛɾ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən] Canada, US
/əˌkɹɛd.əˈteɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
[əˌkɹɛɾ.əˈteɪ.ʃən] Canada, US
/əˌkɹed.əˈteɪ.ʃən/ Australia
[əˌkɹeɾ.əˈtæɪ.ʃən] Australia

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

First attested in 1806, from accredit + -ation.

noun accreditations

countable, uncountable The giving of credentials.
countable, uncountable The act of accrediting. letters of accreditation
countable, uncountable The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: certificate, certification, appraisal, authorisation, authorised, licensing, attestation, authentication, assessment, qualification, credentials, authorization, granting, crediting, endorsement, permission

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noun giving of credentials

Español	acreditación, homologación
한국어	인정 injeong
日本語	認定 nintei
中文	認證 /认证 rènzhèng
Português	credenciamento
Français	accréditation
Deutsch	Beglaubigung, Akkreditierung
Italiano	accreditamento
Română	acreditare
Русский	аккредита́ция akkreditácija
العربية	اِعْتِماد iʕtimād

noun the granting of approval of achieving an official standard of some sort

العربية	اِعْتِماد iʕtimād

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@misc{accreditation_2026,
  title = {accreditation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/accreditation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}