Hypertext Webster Gateway: "diplomas"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diploma \Di*plo"ma\, n.; pl. {Diplomas}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?
to double, fr. ? twofold. See {Double}.]
A letter or writing, usually under seal, conferring some
privilege, honor, or power; a document bearing record of a
degree conferred by a literary society or educational
institution.
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