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   testimony

   /ˈtɛstɪməni/

   noun

   • 1. a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law: "the testimony of an eyewitness" Similar evidencesworn statementattestationaffidavitstatementdeclarationassertionaffirmationavowalprotestationallegationsubmissionclaimtechnical:depositionrare:asseveration
   • ▪ evidence or proof of something: "his blackened finger was testimony to the fact that he had played in pain" Similar testamentproofevidenceattestationwitnessconfirmationverificationcorroborationdemonstrationindicationmanifestation
   • ▪ a public recounting of a religious conversion or experience.
   • ▪ a solemn protest or declaration.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin testimonium, from testis ‘a witness’.

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