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10 Language-to-English DictionariesValidity
/vəˈlɪdəti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being logically or factually sound; soundness or cogency.
"The validity of the argument was questioned by several scholars." - 2
The state of being acceptable according to the law or rules.
"The validity of the contract was upheld in court."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'validity' originates from the Latin word 'validitas', which means 'strength' or 'worth'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was adopted from Old French 'validité' in the late 14th century, reflecting a shift towards legal and philosophical contexts of soundness and legitimacy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Validity" is said worldwide
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validité
Transliteration: valideete
"La validité de l'argument a été remise en question."
Gültigkeit
Transliteration: Gültigkeit
"Die Gültigkeit des Vertrages wurde vor Gericht bestätigt."
validità
Transliteration: validità
"La validità dell'argomento è stata messa in discussione."
validez
Transliteration: validez
"La validez del contrato fue confirmada en la corte."
validade
Transliteration: validade
"A validade do argumento foi questionada."
वैधता
Transliteration: vaidhata
"विवाद का वैधता कई विद्वानों द्वारा questioned किया गया।"
有效性
Transliteration: yǒuxiàxìng
"论点的有效性受到质疑。"
유효성
Transliteration: yuhyoseong
"주장의 유효성이 의문시 되었다."
妥当性
Transliteration: datousei
"議論の妥当性が疑問視された。"
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