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testimonio

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A first-hand account of politically charged experiences; an oral history narrative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

Examples

  • 1988, Sommer D. "Not Just a Personal Story: Women’s Testimonios and the Plural Self". In: Schenck C, Brodzki B Life/Lines: Theoretical Essays on Women’s Autobiography. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
  • 1989 (Spring), John Beverley "The Margin at the Center: On Testimonio (Testimonial Narrative)" MFS Modern Fiction Studies Volume 35, Number 1, pp. 11-28 doi:10.1353/mfs.0.0923

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History

Etymology

From Latin American Spanish testimonio (“testimony”).