cor|rob|o|ra|tion

cor|rob|o|ra|tion
cor|rob|o|ra|tion «kuh ROB uh RAY huhn», noun.
1. confirmation by additional proof.
2. something that corroborates; additional proof; confirmation: »

His sticky face and hands were corroboration of his mother's suspicion that he had been eating jam.


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