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CERT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cert mean? 

CERT (noun)
  The noun CERT has 1 sense:

1. an absolute certaintyplay

  Familiarity information: CERT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CERT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An absolute certainty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

it's a dead cert

Hypernyms ("cert" is a kind of...):

certainty; foregone conclusion; sure thing (something that is certain)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))


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