Associations to the word «Diploma»

Wiktionary

DIPLOMA, noun. A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.
DIPLOMA MILL, noun. (pejorative) a disreputable university, churning out diplomas to unqualified students.

Dictionary definition

DIPLOMA, noun. A document certifying the successful completion of a course of study.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne