"conferral" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "confer + -al",
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  "etymology_text": "confer + -al",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "conferrals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "conferralism"
        },
        {
          "word": "conferralist"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012, John Rowe, Awards and Graduation Manual, Curtin University, page 7",
          "text": "The conferral date of an award shall be the date of approval by the Vice-Chancellor."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of conferring something; conferment"
      ],
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          "confer",
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      "ipa": "/kənˈfɝəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/kənˈfɜːɹəl/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜːɹəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "conferral"
}

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      "word": "conferralism"
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    {
      "word": "conferralist"
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "confer + -al",
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    {
      "form": "conferrals",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
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          "text": "The conferral date of an award shall be the date of approval by the Vice-Chancellor."
        }
      ],
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        "The act of conferring something; conferment"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/kənˈfɝəl/",
      "tags": [
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  "word": "conferral"
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