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testament

SayTES-tuh-muhntUS · UK/ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/AUS/ˈtes.tə.mənt/

Pluraltestaments

6 meanings of testament

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    Something you can see that proves or honors something.

    Her garden is a testament to years of hard work.

    The full trophy case is a testament to the team's success.

    Similartribute, testimony, monument, proof

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    One of the two parts of the Christian Bible, the Old Testament or the New Testament.

    We read a story from the Old Testament in class.

    Her small Bible has both Testaments in one book.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    A written paper saying who will get a person's money and things after they die.

    She signed her last will and testament while two friends watched.

    His testament left everything to the animal shelter.

    Similarwill

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  4. 4
    nouncountable
    Words that show what someone strongly believes.

    His speech was a testament of his belief in fairness.

    The old diary is her testament, full of the ideas she lived by.

    Similarmanifesto, credo, creed, declaration

Less common meanings

  1. 5
    verb
    To bequeath or leave by will.
  2. 6
    verb
    To make a will.

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Origin

From Latin testāmentum, "a will", from testis, "a witness".