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attestation
- /ˌæt.ɛˈsteɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌæt.ɛˈsteɪ.ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle French attestation, from Latin attestātiō; by surface analysis, attest + -ation.
noun attestations
- A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.
- A confirmation or authentication.
- The process, performed by accountants or auditors, of providing independent opinion on published financial and other business records of an enterprise, public agency, or other organization.
- An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium. 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.
Translations
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noun something which bears witness, confirms or authenticates
| Español | atestación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 證明 /证明 zhèngmíng, 驗證 /验证 yànzhèng, 確認 /确认 quèrèn |
| Português | atestação |
| Français | attestation |
| Deutsch | Bestätigung, Beweis, Beleg |
| Italiano | attestazione |
| Ελληνικά | μαρτυρία martyría |
| Română | atestare, adeverire, confirmare |
| Русский | подтвержде́ние podtverždénije, засвиде́тельствование zasvidételʹstvovanije |
noun such a confirmation or authentication
| Español | atestación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 證明 /证明 zhèngmíng, 驗證 /验证 yànzhèng, 確認 /确认 quèrèn |
| Português | atestação |
| Français | attestation |
| Deutsch | Zeugnis, Bestätigung, Ausweis, Urkunde, Nachweis |
| Ελληνικά | μαρτυρία martyría, επιβεβαίωση epivevaíosi |
| Română | autentificare, atestare |
| Русский | подтвержде́ние podtverždénije |
noun providing an independent opinion, on published information of an organization, by accountants or auditors
| 中文 | 審計 /审计 shěnjì |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Beglaubigung |
| Русский | аттеста́ция attestácija |
noun linguistics: appearance in records
| 中文 | 語料實例 /语料实例 yǔliào shílì, 書證 /书证 shūzhèng |
|---|---|
| Português | documentação, registro |
| Français | attestation |
| Deutsch | Beleg |
Talk about this word "attestation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/attestation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. attestation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/attestation "attestation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/attestation.Cite this
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title = {attestation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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