qualification : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: qualification	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for qualification
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
qualification n an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician" Synonym(s): qualification, making the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform" a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations" Synonym(s): reservation, qualification
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Qualification \Qual`ifica"tion\, n. [Cf. F. qualification. See {Qualify}.] 1. The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified. 2. That which qualifies; any natural endowment, or any acquirement, which fits a person for a place, office, or employment, or which enables him to sustian any character with success; an enabling quality or circumstance; requisite capacity or possession. There is no qualification for government but virtue and wisdom, actual or presumptive. --Burke. 3. The act of limiting, or the state of being limited; that which qualifies by limiting; modification; restriction; hence, abatement; diminution; as, to use words without any qualification.