Etymology

nostrificate

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Today it means: To grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university; to nostrify. Full definition →

Latin nostr-
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  1. Latin · derived fromnostr-“our, ours”
  2. English todaynostrificate

First attested in 1889; back-formation from nostrification, from Latin nostr- (“our, ours”) + -ific + -ate. Doublet of nostrify.

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