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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 gift
Familiarity information: CONFERRAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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