Meaning

1 senses
  1. Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to someone).

Examples

22 sentences
  1. Tom certainly has the right credentials.

  2. Tom has impressive credentials.

  3. Tom has credentials.

  4. Tom showed his credentials.

  5. Tom clearly has the credentials.

Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Medieval Latin crēdentiālis (“giving authority”), from Latin crēdentia (“trust”).

From Medieval Latin crēdentiālis (“giving authority”), from Latin crēdentia (“trust”).

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Forms

more credential, most credential
Comparativemore credential Lesson
Superlativemost credential Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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