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affirmation

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See also: Affirmation

English

Etymology

From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (to assert). Doublet of affirmatio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

affirmation (countable and uncountable, plural affirmations)

  1. That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
  2. (law) A solemn pledge (to tell the truth, to bear allegiance, etc.), legally equivalent to an oath, taken by people who are forbidden to take a religious oath (such as Quakers) or otherwise prefer not to do so.
    Synonym: solemn affirmation
  3. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

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Danish

Noun

affirmation c (singular definite affirmationen, plural indefinite affirmationer)

  1. affirmation

Declension

More information common gender, singular ...

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French

Etymology

From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (to assert).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (France (Toulouse)):(file)
  • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

Noun

affirmation f (plural affirmations)

  1. affirmation

Further reading

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