attested

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attested

  1. simple past and past participle of attest

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attested (comparative more attested, superlative most attested)

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  1. Proven; shown to be true with evidence.
  2. Supported with testimony.
  3. Certified as good, correct, or pure.
  4. (linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
    The word "slæpwerig" (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form "slæpwerigne".
    • 2010, Alexander Humez, Nicholas Humez, Rob Flynn, Short Cuts: A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, Famous Last Words, and Other Forms of Minimalist Communication, Oxford University Press US, →ISBN, page 33:
      A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run across it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested and idiomatic.

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