apostille

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apostille

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From French apostille (“a marginal note”), from Latin post (“after”) + illa (“these”) + verba (“words”).

noun apostilles · apostil

  1. A special certification established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.

verb apostilles · apostilling · apostilled · apostil

  1. To authenticate an official document in accordance with the Apostille Convention. We also sent off three copies of our marriage certificates to the State of Nevada to be “apostilled".

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noun a special certification

Españolapostilla
한국어아포스티유 aposeutiyu
日本語アポスティーユ aposutīyu
中文海牙認證 /海牙认证 Hǎiyá rènzhèng
Portuguêsapostila
Françaisapostille
DeutschApostille
Italianopostilla
Русскийапо́стиль apóstilʹ, апости́ль apostílʹ

verb Translations

Españolapostillar
Русскийапостилировать apostilirovatʹ

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MLA

"apostille." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apostille. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

apostille. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apostille

Chicago

"apostille." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apostille.

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@misc{apostille_2026,
  title = {apostille},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apostille},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}