testimonial

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Etymology

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

Noun

testimonial (plural testimonials)

1. A statement, especially one given under oath; testimony
2. A written recommendation of someone's worth or character
3. A tribute given in appreciation of someone's service etc.
4. (soccer) A match played in tribute to a particular player (who sometimes receives a proportion of the gate money).

Related terms

• testify
• testimony

Translations

statement given under oath — see testimony

written recommendation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 證明 (cmn), 证明 (cmn) (zhèngmíng)

• Finnish: suositus (fi)
• German: Anerkennungsschreiben (de) n, Empfehlungsschreiben (de) n, Testimonial (de) n

• Japanese: 推薦状 (ja) (すいせんじょう, suisenjō)
• Russian: рекомендация (ru) (rekomendácija) f, характеристика (ru) (xarakterístika) f, отзыв (ru) (ótzyv) m
• Turkish: bonservis (tr), şehâdetnâme (tr)

tribute of someone's service

• Finnish: työtodistus (fi), palvelustodistus (fi)
• German: Dienstzeugnis (de) n, Leistungszeugnis (de) n, Referenz (de) f, Testimonial (de) n
• Spanish: referencias (es) f pl

• Turkish: başarı belgesi (tr), onay belgesi (tr), taktirnâme (tr), tastiknâme (tr)

football: match palyed in tribute to a player

• Finnish: juhlaottelu (fi)

• German: Abschiedsspiel (de) n

External links

• testimonial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• testimonial in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

testimonial m (invariable)

1. testimonial

testimonial m and f (invariable)

1. Person giving a testimonial