Corroboration

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of corroborating, strengthening, or confirming; addition of strength; confirmation. countable, uncountable

    "Fallacious enough doctrine when wielded against one's prejudices, but in corroboration of cherished suspicions not without likelihood."

  2. 2
    confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence wordnet
  3. 3
    That which corroborates. countable, uncountable

    "Urban Dictionary records at least 66 of the terms found by the present research, but as this dictionary liberally accepts words, definitions, and sample sentences based solely on the say-so of contributors, in the absence of corroboration from other sources the authenticity of some entries must remain dubious."

Synonyms

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affirmationattestationbackingcertificationcheckconfirmation

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"Fallacious enough doctrine when wielded against one's prejudices, but in corroboration of cherished suspicions not without likelihood."

Etymology

From Middle English corroboracioun, borrowed from Late Latin corrōborātiō (“strengthening”).

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