something that is a certainty, esp a horse that is certain to win a race (esp in the phrase a dead cert)
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-cert-, root.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- -cert- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "certain;
sure;
true.'' This meaning is found in such words as: ascertain, certain, certificate, certify, concert, disconcerted.
- certificate.
- certified.
- certify.
cert.,
- certificate.
- certification.
- certified.
- certify.
'cert' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Francis
- cert.
- certain
- chamber concert
- concert grand
- concert party
- concert pitch
- pop concert
- pops concert
- postconcert