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Added 9 October 2026

attestation

/ˌæt.ɛˈsteɪ.ʃən/ noun

Latin root: attestātiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about attestation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The action of bearing witness.
The evidence by which something is attested.

Origin

From Middle French attestation, from Latin attestātiō; by surface analysis, attest + -ation.

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