testimonial

From French testimonial, from Late Latin testimonialis (“of or pertaining to testimony”), from Latin testimonium (“testimony”). See testimony.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tɛstɪˈməʊni.əl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɛstɪˈmoʊni.əl/
• Rhymes: -əʊniəl

testimonial (plural testimonials)

1. A statement, especially one given under oath; testimony

   The witness provided a written testimonial to the court.

2. A written recommendation of someone's worth or character

   The company website features a customer testimonial.

3. A tribute given in appreciation of someone's service etc.

   He gave a moving testimonial at the retirement dinner.

4. (soccer) A match played in tribute to a particular player (who sometimes receives a proportion of the gate money).

• testify
• testimony

testimonial (not comparable)

1. Serving as testimony.

   a testimonial statement

• “testimonial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “testimonial”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

testimonial

1. testimonial

• IPA^(key): /tɛs.ti.mɔ.njal/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

testimonial (feminine testimoniale, masculine plural testimoniaux, feminine plural testimoniales)

1. testimonial

• testimonialement

• “testimonial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Unadapted borrowing from English testimonial.

• IPA^(key): /tes.tiˈmɔ.njal/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɔnjal
• Hyphenation: te‧sti‧mò‧nial

testimonial m (invariable)

1. testimonial

testimonial m or f by sense (invariable)

1. person giving a testimonial

Borrowed from French testimonial, from Latin testimonialis.

testimonial m or n (feminine singular testimonială, masculine plural testimoniali, feminine and neuter plural testimoniale)

1. testimonial

• IPA^(key): /testimoˈnjal/ [t̪es.t̪i.moˈnjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: tes‧ti‧mo‧nial

testimonial m or f (masculine and feminine plural testimoniales)

1. testimonial
2. token; nominal

• “testimonial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024