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noun
An earnest affirmation; a declaration of support.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: averment, avowal
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: assertion, averment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: declaration
Narrower terms: claim, accusation, charge, contention, ipse dixit, ipsedixitism, avowal, avouchment, affirmation, testimony, denial, disaffirmation
History
From Latin assevērātiō, from assevērō.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
