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attestation

[at-e-stey-shuhn]

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noun

an act of attesting.

an attesting declaration; testimony; evidence.

Origin:
1540–50; (< Middle French ) < Latin attestātiōn- (stem of attestātiō). See attest, -ation

Related forms

at·tes·ta·tive

[uh-tes-tuh-tiv] , adjective

non·at·tes·ta·tion, noun

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attest (əˈtɛst)

—vb (when intr, usually foll by to)
1.	(tr) to affirm the correctness or truth of
2.	to witness (an act, event, etc) or bear witness to (an act, event, etc) as by signature or oath
3.	(tr) to make evident; demonstrate: his life of luxury attests his wealth
4.	(tr) to provide evidence for: the marks in the ground attested the presence of a fossil

[C16: from Latin attestārī to prove, from testārī to bear witness, from testis a witness]

at'testable

—*adj*

at'testant

—n

at'tester

—n

at'testor

—n

at'testator

—n

attestation

—n

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Word Origin & History

attestation

1540s, from Fr. attestation, from L. attestationem (nom. attestatio), noun of action from attestatus, pp. of attestari (see attest).

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