qualification

qualification
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
I
n. modification, restriction (see qualification); ability, repute, skill.
II
Act of limiting
Nouns — qualification, limitation, modification, restriction, coloring, leavening; allowance, consideration, extenuating circumstances; condition, proviso, provision, exception (see exemption); prerequisite, stipulation, specification, saving clause. See supposition.
Verbs — qualify, limit, modify, leaven, allow for, make allowance for, take into account or consideration, consider, discount; take with a grain of salt.
Adjectives — qualifying, conditional, provisional, provisory; qualified, restrictive, contingent.
Adverbs — conditionally, admitting, admittedly, provided, if, unless, but, yet; nevertheless; according as; supposing; with the understanding, even, although, though, for all that, after all, at all events; with a grain of salt; wind and weather permitting; if possible; subject to; with this proviso, on condition that.
Prepositions — except for, but for.
Phrases — the exception proves the rule.
Quotations — The condition upon which God has given liberty to man is eternal vigilance (John Philpot Curran).
Antonyms, see certainty.
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(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Prerequisite]
Syn. need, requisite, essential, criterion; see requirement 1 .
2. [Competence]
Syn. capacity, skill, fitness, eligibility; see ability 2 , fitness 1 .
3. [A limiting condition]
Syn. modification, restriction, stipulation, reservation; see limitation 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. modification restriction, limitation, stipulation, condition, requirement, proviso, caveat.
2. ability capability, skill, *the right stuff, attribute, competence, aptitude, eligibility, requisite.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality or state of being eligible: eligibility, fitness, suitability, suitableness, worthiness. See ABILITY. 2. A restricting or modifying element: condition, provision, proviso, reservation, specification, stipulation, term (often used in plural). Informal: string (often used in plural). See LIMITED.

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