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testimonials

[tes-tuh-moh-nee-uhl] Origin

tes·ti·mo·ni·al

[tes-tuh-moh-nee-uhl]
noun
1.
a written declaration certifying to a person's character, conduct, or qualifications, or to the value, excellence, etc., of a thing; a letter or written statement of recommendation.
2.
something given or done as an expression of esteem, admiration, or gratitude.
adjective
3.
pertaining to or serving as a testimonial: a testimonial dinner for the retiring dean.

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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin testimōniālis. See testimony, -al1
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testimonial
early 15c., "of or pertaining to testimony," in letters testimonial from M.Fr. lettres testimoniaulx, from L. litteræ testimoniales, from testimonium (see testimony). The noun meaning "writing testifying to one's qualification or character" is recorded from 1570s;
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that of "gift presented as an expression of appreciation" is from 1838.
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