testimony B2 Topic:Law & Government US /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/ UK /ˈtɛstɪməni/ See IPA manual Freq #3868 Meanings 1 noun A formal statement made by a witness in a court of law. The jury found his testimony convincing. 2 noun Something that serves as clear proof or evidence of a quality or fact. Their success is a testimony to years of hard work. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a formal statement made by... deposition 2 noun · something that serves as... testimonial Word family Forms testimonies Related forms testtestifytestimonialtestiphony Common collocations false testimony Adjective + noun competent testimony Adjective + noun Etymology AI details PIE word *tréyes Inherited from Middle English testimonie, from Old French testimonie, from Latin testimōnium (“testimony”). testimonie Middle English testimōnium Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Crime & Justice Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # testimony **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛstɪməni/ **Frequency rank:** 3868 ## Meanings 1. A formal statement made by a witness in a court of law. 2. Something that serves as clear proof or evidence of a quality or fact. ## Examples - The jury found his testimony convincing. - Their success is a testimony to years of hard work. ## Related Forms - test - testify - testimonial - testiphony ## Roots and Affixes - Root: testimonie - Root: testimōnium ## Etymology PIE word *tréyes Inherited from Middle English testimonie, from Old French testimonie, from Latin testimōnium (“testimony”). ## AI Etymology Testimony PIE word *tréyes Inherited from Middle English testimonie, from Old French testimonie, from Latin testimōnium (“testimony”). In present-day use, it can mean a formal statement made by a witness in a court of law, or something that serves as clear proof or evidence of a quality or fact. ## Topics - Law & Government - Crime & Justice - Register & Style markdown