{
    "term": "confirmation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a statement, letter, etc. that shows that something is true, correct or definite",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm still waiting for confirmation of the test results."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Practically every new piece of documentary evidence provides additional confirmation that the charges are true."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She nodded in confirmation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police are seeking independent confirmation of certain details of the story."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Written confirmation came three days later."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will receive written confirmation of our decision in the next few days."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["additional", "further", "independent"],
                "verb + confirmation": ["ask for", "need", "require"],
                "confirmation + verb": ["come"],
                "confirmation + noun": ["hearing"],
                "preposition": ["in confirmation"],
                "phrases": ["confirmation in writing", "subject to confirmation"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a ceremony at which a person becomes a full member of the Christian Church",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a confirmation service"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a Jewish ceremony similar to a bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah but usually for young people over the age of 16",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "xc/confirmation/xconfirmation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌkɑːnfərˈmeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "xc/confirmation/xconfirmation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: via Old French from Latin confirmatio(n-), from confirmare ‘make firm, establish’ from con- ‘together’ + firmare ‘strengthen’."
}