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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards);
- Example: "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Accreditation \Ac*cred`i*ta"tion\, n.
   The act of accrediting; as, letters of accreditation.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

accreditation
    n 1: the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with
         respect to educational institution that maintains suitable
         standards); "a commission is responsible for the
         accreditation of medical schools"