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101cer|tain|ty — «SUR tuhn tee», noun, plural ties. 1. freedom from doubt; being certain: »The man s certainty was amusing, for we could all see that he was wrong. SYNONYM(S): assurance, conviction, certitude. 2. something certain; a sure fact: »The coming of… …
102cer|tes — «SUR teez», adverb. Archaic. certainly; in truth. ╂[< Old French certes < Gallo Romance certās surely, for Latin certō, adverb of certus certain] …
103cer|tif|i|cat|ed airline — «suhr TIHF uh KAY tihd», U.S. an airline that receives permission from the federal government to use commercial transport planes for scheduled flights …
104cer|tif|i|cate — «noun. suhr TIHF uh kiht; verb. suhr TIHF uh kayt», noun, verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. –n. 1. a written or printed statement that may be used as proof of some fact. A birth certificate gives the date and place of a person s birth and the names of the… …
105cer|ti|fi|ca|tion — «SUR tuh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of certifying or the state of being certified: »the advantages of certification, the certification of teachers. 2. a) a certified statement; certificate: »He hopes to be able to obtain a duplicate of his… …
106cer|tif|i|ca|to|ry — «suhr TIHF uh kuh TR ee, TOHR », adjective. giving certification …
107cer|ti|fied — «SUR tuh fyd», adjective. 1. guaranteed: »certified Grade AA butter. 2. having a certificate: »a certified teacher …
108cer|ti|o|rar|i — «SUR shee uh RAIR ee, y», noun. Law. an order from a higher law court to a lower court or tribunal, calling for the record of a case for review in the higher court: »a writ of certiorari. ╂[< Late Latin certiōrārī to be informed, certified] …
109cer|ti|tude — «SUR tuh tood, tyood», noun. the state or quality of feeling certain; certainty; absence of doubt; sureness. ╂[< Late Latin certitūdō < Latin certus sure; certain] …
110cer|ve|lat — «SEHR vuh LAH», noun. a kind of highly seasoned dry sausage, originally made of brains but now usually of young pork salted; saveloy. ╂[< Old French cervelat < Italian cervellata < cervello brain < Latin cerebellum cerebellum] …
