birth certificate
English
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editEtymology
editFrom birth + certificate.
Noun
editbirth certificate (plural birth certificates)
- An official document certifying the details of an individual's birth, indicating the name, date, and parents' names, and details such as parents' occupation and religion.
- 2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)[1], page R28:
- [T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD.
Translations
editofficial document certifying the details of a person's birth
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Further reading
edit- birth certificate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia