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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæ.tɛs.teɪ.ʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌætɛˈsteɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: at‧tes‧ta‧tion


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attestation ‎(plural attestations)

  2. A confirmation or authentication.
  4. (linguistics, of a language, word, word form, or word meaning) An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium.
    • 1972, Indian Linguistics, volume 33-34, page 237:
      A historical dictionary cannot do this though it cannot also neglect this aspect because the attestation of a rare meaning is bound to be very limited.
    • 1987, Paul Wexler, Explorations in Judeo-Slavic Linguistics, page 125:
      The eastern-most attestation of Sl skola in the meaning of synagogue appears to be in Smolensk Russian.
    • 2012, Alexander Bergs, English Historical Linguistics, volume 2, page 1154:
      In the first edition this is generally chronological, i.e. following the earliest date of attestation for each sense






  • IPA(key): /a.tɛs.ta.sjɔ̃/


attestation f ‎(plural attestations)

  1. certificate
  2. testimonial
  3. attestation
  4. statement
  5. declaration
  6. affidavit

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