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val⋅id
[val-id] 
ɪd
–adjective
| 1. | sound; just; well-founded: a valid reason. |
| 2. | producing the desired result; effective: a valid antidote for gloom. |
| 3. | having force, weight, or cogency; authoritative. |
| 4. | legally sound, effective, or binding; having legal force: a valid contract. |
| 5. | Logic. (of an argument) so constructed that if the premises are jointly asserted, the conclusion cannot be denied without contradiction. |
| 6. | Archaic. robust; well; healthy. |
Related forms:
val⋅id⋅ly, adverb
val⋅id⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
3. substantial, cogent. 5. logical, convincing.
3. substantial, cogent. 5. logical, convincing.
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| val·id (vāl'ĭd) adj.
[French valide, from Old French, from Latin validus, strong, from valēre, to be strong; see wal- in Indo-European roots.] va·lid'i·ty, val'id·ness n., val'id·ly adv. Synonyms: These adjectives describe assertions, arguments, conclusions, reasons, or intellectual processes that are persuasive because they are well founded. What is valid is based on or borne out by truth or fact or has legal force: a valid excuse; a valid claim. |
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Valid
Val"id\, a. [F. valide, F. validus strong, from valere to be strong. See Valiant.]1. Strong; powerful; efficient. [Obs.] "Perhaps more valid arms . . . may serve to better us." --Milton. 2. Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection. An answer that is open to no valid exception. --I. Taylor. 3. (Law) Having legal strength or force; executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or title; a valid marriage. Syn: Prevalent; available; efficacious; just; good; weighty; sufficient; sound; well-grounded.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : valid
Spanish:
válido,
German:
stichhaltig,
Japanese:
妥当な
valid
1571, "having force in law, legally binding," from M.Fr. valide, from L. validus "strong, effective," from valere "be strong" (see valiant). The meaning "supported by facts or authority" is first recorded 1648. Validate (v.) is recorded from 1648.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: val·id
Pronunciation: 'va-l&d
Function: adjective
1 : having legal efficacy or force valid license>; especially : executed with proper authority and form valid contract> valid search>
2 : having a legitimate basis : JUSTIFIABLE valid reason for terminating the employee>
3 : appropriate to the end in view —va·lid·i·ty /v&-'li-d&-tE/ noun —val·id·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Valid
A dataflow language.
["A List-Processing-Oriented Data Flow Machine Architecture", Makoto Amamiya et al, AFIPS NCC, June 1982, pp. 143-151].
(1995-02-14)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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