noun
Meaning 1
plural of credential
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
credentials
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
Documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority, especially such a document given to an ambassador by a country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: letter of credence
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
login data
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of credential
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, form-of, indicative, plural, plural-only, present, singular, third-person
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Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 5
a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: certificate, certification, credential
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: document, written document, papers
Narrower terms: certificate of incorporation, birth certificate, diploma, sheepskin, commission, military commission, bill of health, registration, teaching certificate, teacher's certificate, probate, probate will
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 國書 /国书 (guóshū) — documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority
- Dutch: geloofsbrief — documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority
- Finnish: valtakirja — documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority
- German: Beglaubigungsschreiben — documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority
- Japanese: 信任状 (shinninjō) — documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority
- Macedonian: акредитиви (akreditivi) — documentary evidence of someone's right to credit or authority
- Georgian: ავტორიზაციის ინფორმაცია (avṭorizaciis inpormacia) — login data
- Georgian: ავტორიზაციის მონაცემები (avṭorizaciis monacemebi) — login data
- Georgian: სისტემაში შესვლის ინფორმაცია (sisṭemaši šesvlis inpormacia) — login data
- Georgian: სისტემაში შესასვლელი მონაცემები (sisṭemaši šesasvleli monacemebi) — login data
- German: Anmeldedaten — login data
- Russian: данные учётной записи (dannyje učótnoj zapisi) — login data
Real reading context