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noun ADJ. great | equal Don't you think that both views have equal validity? | doubtful, dubious, questionable | face The theory has the face validity of being consistent with recent findings. | legal, scientific The legal validity of the claims has been challenged. VERB + VALIDITY have | give sth, lend sth His reputation lends a certain validity to the approach that it might not deserve. | cast doubt on, challenge, deny, question | accept, confirm, uphold The judges upheld the validity of the previous judgement. | assess, test to assess the scientific validity of new treatments PREP. of … ~ The results are of doubtful validity. | ~ for the theory's validity for parent-child relationships
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