Accreditation

Pronunciation

enPR: É™-krÄ›d'Ä-tÄÊ¹shÉ™n, IPA: /É™ËŒkÉ¹É›d.ÉªËˆteÉª.ÊƒÉ™n/
UK IPA: É™ËŒkÉ¹É›d.ÉªËˆteÉª.ÊƒÉ™n
US IPA: É™ËŒkÉ¹É›É¾.É¨ËˆteÉª.ÊƒÉ™n, É™ËŒkÉ¹É›É¾.É¨É¾ËˆeÉª.ÊƒÉ™n
Hyphenation: ac + cred + i + ta + tion
Rhymes: -eÉªÊƒÉ™n

Origin

First attested in 1806.
accredit + -ation

Full definition of accreditation

Noun

accreditation

(countable and uncountable; plural accreditations)

The giving of credentials.
The act of accrediting.letters of accreditation.
(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.