substantiation

Noun
Synonyms: confirmationverificationcheckvalidationproof

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct“fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory”Synonyms: confirmationverificationcheck
  2. the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of somethingSynonyms: validationproof
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Substantiation \Sub*stan`ti*a"tion\, n. The act of substantiating or proving; evidence; proof. [1913 Webster]
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