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| birth certificate |
| 1. n. An official document certifying the details of a person's birth. Name, date, and parents' names are always present; details such as parents' occupation and religion may be included. |
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| birth |
| 1. n. The process of childbearing; the beginning of life. |
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| 2. n. An instance of childbirth. |
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| Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births. |
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| 3. n. A beginning or start; a point of origin. |
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| the birth of an empire |
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| certificate |
| 1. n. A document containing a certified statement. |
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| 2. n. A document evidencing ownership or debt. |
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| 3. n. A document serving as evidence as a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma. |
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| 4. n. (computing theory) The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem. |
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| 5. v. To supply with a certificate, especially following certification |
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