accreditation

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1806, from accredit +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === enPR: ə-krěd'ĭ-tāʹshən (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /əˌkɹɛd.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/, [əˌkɹɛɾ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən], /əˌkɹɛd.əˈteɪ.ʃən/, [əˌkɹɛɾ.əˈteɪ.ʃən] (Australian) IPA(key): /əˌkɹed.əˈteɪ.ʃən/, [əˌkɹeɾ.əˈtæɪ.ʃən] Hyphenation: ac‧cred‧i‧ta‧tion Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === accreditation (countable and uncountable, plural accreditations) The giving of credentials. The act of accrediting. (education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === actinoceratid == Interlingua == === Noun === accreditation accreditation