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corroboration

noun C2
  1. The act of corroborating, strengthening, or confirming; addition of strength; confirmation. (countable, uncountable)
  2. That which corroborates. (countable, uncountable)

Plural corroborations

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Darcy would never have hazarded such a proposal, if he had not been well assured of his cousin’s corroboration.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 239 · B2
Allen, the housekeeper, was, so far as it went, a corroboration of that of her fellow servant.
The Valley of Fear, p. 49 · C1
Ample corroboration of this statement may be obtained by arresting the above-mentioned Edmond Dantès, who either carries the letter for Paris about with him, or has it at his father’s abode.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 54 · C1
This corroboration of the lesson he had just received put the finishing stroke to the wonder and stupefaction of M.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 471 · C1

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