Relating to or serving as proof or evidence that something is true or genuine.
From attest + -ative suffix (meaning 'tending to' or 'of the nature of'). Describes things that prove or confirm facts.
In linguistics, attestative is crucial—if a word appears in old written documents, it's 'attested,' which is how we know Shakespeare actually invented words and didn't just get lucky!
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