testimonianza
testimony
noun teh-stee-moh-NYAHN-tsah Less Common
Origin: From Latin testimonium, via testimoniare.
Also means
evidence
Usage Note
Testimonianza refers to a witness statement in legal contexts or to any act of bearing witness — personal, historical, or artistic. The plural testimonianze is regular. Do not confuse with testimone (a witness, a person), which is the agent noun.
Examples
"La sua testimonianza è stata decisiva."
Natural Translation
Her testimony was decisive.

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