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Certified Item

/ˈsɜːr.tɪ.faɪd ˈaɪ.təm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
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  1. 1

    An item that has been officially recognized or validated as meeting certain standards or criteria.

    "The certified items in the store are guaranteed to be of high quality."
  2. 2

    A product or service that has received a certification from a recognized authority.

    "Only certified items are allowed to be sold in this marketplace."

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The term 'certified' originates from the Latin 'certificare', meaning 'to make certain', which evolved through Old French into Middle English. 'Item' comes from the Latin 'item', meaning 'also' or 'likewise', used in English since the late 14th century to denote an individual article or unit.

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