"well-attested" meaning in English

See well-attested in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} well-attested (not comparable)
  1. Supported by a great deal of evidence. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-well-attested-en-adj-5KdodfV7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to exist through a large number of examples or copious records. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-well-attested-en-adj-v2YWXTaL Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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