Etymology

validness

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Today it means: The state of being valid. Full definition →

English valid ← Middle French valide ← Latin validus
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  1. Latinvalidus
  2. Middle Frenchvalide
  3. Englishvalid
  4. English todayvalidness

From valid + -ness.

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