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CONFERRAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conferral mean? 

CONFERRAL (noun)
  The noun CONFERRAL has 1 sense:

1. the act of conferring an honor or presenting a giftplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CONFERRAL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

bestowal; bestowment; conferment; conferral

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

gift; giving (the act of giving)

Derivation:

confer (present)


 Context examples 


Conferral or receipt of an academic degree or diploma marking the completion of a defined set of coursework.

(Graduation, NCI Thesaurus)



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