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substantiation

subs·tan·tia·tion

US/sʌˌbstænʃiˈeɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

  • “fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory”
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Origin

From Latin substantiātiō. By surface analysis, substantiate + -ion.

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