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attested

adj.
C1 Advanced US //əˈtɛstɪd// UK //ɐtˈɛstɪd// at·test·ed

adj. proven to be true or real because there is clear evidence or a record of it. You use this when you want to say that something is officially documented.

adj. supported by evidence or confirmed through official records. Often used in historical or linguistic contexts to describe forms or events whose existence is verified by written documents.


SIMPLE

The ancient city's existence is well attested in historical texts.

CONTEXTUAL

Linguists use an asterisk to mark words that are reconstructed rather than attested in surviving manuscripts.

COMPLEX

While many myths are purely oral, this particular legend is attested in several thirteenth-century scrolls, providing researchers with a concrete timeline for its development.

Synonyms
Usage

Often appears as a participial adjective following 'well' or 'widely'.

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