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attested

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for attested.

Editorial note

This is almost more interesting to me than the text itself, which has been remarkably well attested through the ages (or at least, versions of it have been independently attested).

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Proven; shown to be true with evidence.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of attested gathered in one view.

adjective

Proven; shown to be true with evidence.

adjective

Supported with testimony.

adjective

Certified as good, correct, or pure.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for attested.

Example sentences

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This is almost more interesting to me than the text itself, which has been remarkably well attested through the ages (or at least, versions of it have been independently attested).

2

I'm a big Ethereum/Eris fan, but another option specifically for attested hosting is Codius from Ripple Labs (codius.org).

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Men have been effectively muzzled, as any number of my male correspondents attested.

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Then there are each of the attested or probable seafaring dynasties (eg.

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Of course, as attested by the many successful developers who are self-taught.

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Matrilineal societies are attested many times over, as are matriarchal societies.

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The userlands are pretty similar, I think, they both support the GNU tools, as is attested to by the existence of Debian/kFreeBSD.

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> and whose existence is almost exclusively attested to by men That's just not true at all.

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Vitamin D supplements are very well attested to work, but it's true that some other kind of supplements either don't matter or aren't really bioavailable to humans.

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You could leverage the TPM and some version of remote attestation and only permit key-requests from attested machines.

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The attested later historical development of writing in India (which flourished at the time of the emperor Ashoka) is based on script forms from the ancient Near East.

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That left precious few for the average male Indian whose enforced near-celibacy must have driven him to desperate acts, a fact attested to by the severity of the penalties that followed any cuckolding of his seniors.

Quote examples

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In essence, FBI and other "experts" have frequently attested to partial matches being reliable when they're pretty much subjective.

2

The word "existential" (attested since the late 17th century) was used as an adjective relating to existence long before the birth of Existentialism.

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The attested historical process, as Pinker correctly writes, is that the category of "strong" verbs in English and in other Germanic languages has shrunk over time.

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"Appropriacy simply means using the right variety of language for the right context" And what is wrong with the term "appropriate usage," which is much better attested in dictionaries, for that?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use attested in a sentence?

This is almost more interesting to me than the text itself, which has been remarkably well attested through the ages (or at least, versions of it have been independently attested).

What does attested mean?

Proven; shown to be true with evidence.

What part of speech is attested?

attested is commonly used as adjective.