corroboration

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

Etymology

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

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