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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1571|origins=la valēre}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈvæl.ɪd/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|frm|valide]] and directly from [[la|validus|t=strong, effective, powerful]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|la|valēre|t=to be strong]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from [[ine-pro|*wal-|t=to be strong]].^(Etymonline) It is related to [[value]] and [[invalid]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Good or adequate in law, legally binding: 1571.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Of arguments and proofs, well founded and applicable, is from before 1648 in the OED and Barnhart, the 1640s in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) The classical sense “strong, powerful” was used from the 1650s but is now archaic.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) Of persons, healthy and strong, is from 1652, and the noun, a person in good health, the opposite of an invalid, from 1882.^(OED 1989) ''Validity'' is from about 1550, and ''validate'' from before 1648.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1571 – legally binding.^(OED 1989)

+ * before 1648 – well founded.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1652 – healthy, robust (archaic).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1882 – the noun, a healthy person.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Based on good reasons or facts; reasonable: ''a valid point''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Legally acceptable or in force: ''a valid passport''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(logic)'' Of an argument, having a conclusion that follows from its [[premise|alt=premises]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[validity]]

+ * [[validly]]

+ * [[validness]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[validate]]

+ * [[validation]]

+ * [[invalid]]

+ * [[value]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Valid, sound, cogent, convincing and telling all describe arguments or reasons that persuade because they are well founded.^(AHD)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}