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qualification [kwol-uh-fi-key-shuhn] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for qualification on Thesaurus.com noun
- a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- a circumstance or condition required by law or custom for getting, having, or exercising a right, holding an office, or the like.
- the act of qualifying; state of being qualified.
- modification, limitation, or restriction: to endorse a plan without qualification.
- an instance of this: He protected his argument with several qualifications.
Origin of qualification 1535–45; Medieval Latin quālificātiōn- (stem of quālificātiō), equivalent to quālificāt(us) (past participle of quālificāre to qualify) + -iōn- -ion Related formsnon·qual·i·fi·ca·tion, nouno·ver·qual·i·fi·ca·tion, nounpre·qual·i·fi·ca·tion, nounre·qual·i·fi·ca·tion, nounSynonyms for qualification See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 4. reservation, stipulation, condition. Related Words for qualification eligibility, accomplishment, experience, adequacy, capability, suitability, fitness, skill, quality, competence, provision, criterion, condition, goods, capacity, endowment, attainment, stuff, attribute, might Examples from the Web for qualification Contemporary Examples of qualification
Qualification is exacting, and a majority of the teams that do qualify are from the West.
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How do you feel about the fact that the qualification is still there?
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Their marriage is squally: Cristina had been a dentist in Mexico, but her qualification means nothing in Nebraska.
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Linsky said, “She had all the qualification that someone in that role would need, and they choose from a gazillion candidates.”
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President Obama for example has proposed raising the qualification age for Medicare to 67.
David Frum
April 18, 2012
Historical Examples of qualification
But Mr. Darwin’s pronominal “we,” in this connection, admits of qualification.
R. W. Wright
He has been brought up to the bar; and has every qualification but application.
The Pirate and The Three Cutters
Frederick Marryat
The only qualification which she demands is the profession of patriotism.
Plato
First of all, I said, consider the nature of the qualification.
Plato
Mr. Gladstone talks of an Upper House, with a £20 qualification.
Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
British Dictionary definitions for qualification qualification noun
- an official record of achievement awarded on the successful completion of a course of training or passing of an exam
- an ability, quality, or attribute, esp one that fits a person to perform a particular job or taskhe has no qualifications to be a teacher
- a condition that modifies or limits; restriction
- the act of qualifying or state of being qualified
Word Origin and History for qualification n.
1540s, “restriction, modification,” from Middle French qualification and directly from Medieval Latin qualificationem (nominative qualificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of qualificare (see qualify). Meaning “accomplishment that qualifies someone to do something” is from 1660s; that of “necessary precondition” is from 1723. Related: Qualifications.