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Noun confirmation has 5 senses

confirmation, verification, check, substantiation - additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory"
--₁ is a kind of proof, cogent evidence
--₁ has particulars:
bed check; crosscheck; parity check, redundant check, odd-even check; checksum

Derived forms: verb confirm₂, verb confirm₁
confirmation - information that confirms or verifies
--₂ is a kind of information, info
--₂ has particulars:
reinforcement, reenforcement; documentation, certification, corroboration

Derived forms: verb confirm₂, verb confirm₁
ratification, confirmation - making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"
--₃ is a kind of agreement; approval, commendation

Derived form: verb confirm₄
confirmation - a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism
--₄ is a kind of religious ceremony, religious ritual
confirmation - a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
--₅ is a kind of sacrament