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conferral en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /kənˈfɝəl/ (General-American)
  • /kənˈfɜːɹəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English confer Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English conferral From confer + -al.

Meanings

  1. The act of conferring something; conferment.
    • The conferral date of an award shall be the date of approval by the Vice-Chancellor. 2012, John Rowe, Awards and Graduation Manual, Curtin University, page 7

Forms

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conferrals Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

conferralism · conferralist