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certified
adjective
: having met the official requirements that are needed to do particular type of work
: officially approved as having met a standard
: real or genuine
Full Definition of CERTIFIED
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: having earned certification <a certified gemologist>
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First Known Use of CERTIFIED
1611
Related to CERTIFIED
- Synonyms
- bona fide, certifiable, authentic, dinkum [Australian & New Zealand], echt, genuine, honest, pukka (also pucka), real, right, sure-enough, true
- Antonyms
- bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, mock, phony (also phoney), pseudo, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious, unauthentic, unreal
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