"living proof" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-living proof.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} living proof (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) A real-life person or thing which demonstrates the validity of a hypothesis. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Translations (real-life person or thing which demonstrates the validity of a hypothesis): 活生生的證據 (Chinese Mandarin), 活生生的证据 (Chinese Mandarin), "活生生的证据" (huóshēngshēng de zhèngjù) (Chinese Mandarin), elävä todiste (Finnish), preuve vivante [feminine] (French), élő példa (Hungarian), ejemplo vivo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-living_proof-en-noun-dzanxrmV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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