valid
/ˈvæl·ɪd/ adjDefinition
› based on truth or reason; able to be accepted: The money was gone, and the only valid conclusion was that someone had stolen it. › A valid document is legally acceptable, usually because it has been done according to official rules: You must have a valid driver’s license to drive a car. validity /vəˈlɪd·ɪ·t̬i/ n [U] › Some experts questioned the validity of the president’s ideas. validly /ˈvæl·ɪd·li/ adv
(Definition of valid adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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