noun
Meaning 1
An act of confirmation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
confirming
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N F ER1 M IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of confirm
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective
Meaning 3
indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a positive pregnancy test
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: positive
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
serving to support or corroborate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- collateral evidence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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