- pronunciation:
- kwa
lih
f
keI
shn
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
something that makes a person fit for an activity or job.
Computer skills are a qualification for many office jobs.- synonyms:
- ability, skill
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| related words: |
background, capacity, condition, power, prerequisite |
The word qualification
contains the following part:
-faction, -ification, -efaction
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means
act or process of making or becoming
More about this word part:
The suffix -ification
, -efaction
forms nouns from verbs ending in -ify, -efy, -fy. It is a compound of fac, fic, fec, fact, fect + -ion. The -fy and -efy forms become -efaction
(stupefy, stupefaction); -ify becomes -ification
(magnify, magnification).
Example words: