webidence

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noun

Evidence (or ostensible evidence) for something, found on the World Wide Web.

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Meanings

nounwebidence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableEvidence (or ostensible evidence) for something, found on the World Wide Web.

    Webidence is scientific (type 1) and pseudo-scientific (type 2) medical advice and opinion posted on a website.

    2000, BMJ: British Medical Journal, page 239
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    In light of these pitfalls we need 'Standards of Webidence' to guide the selection and documentation of online language for linguistic research.

    2015, Corpus Linguistics and the Web, page 36

Origin

Blend of Web + evidence.

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APA

webidence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/webidence

MLA

“webidence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/webidence. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “webidence,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/webidence.

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