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certitude
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English
Etymology
From Middle French certitude, from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɝtət(j)ud/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːtɪtjuːd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
certitude (countable and uncountable, plural certitudes)
- (uncountable) Sureness, certainty.
- (countable) Something that is a certainty.
- Synonyms: (more common) certainty, cert; see also Thesaurus:sure thing
- Taxes are obviously certitudes.
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Translations
sureness, certainty
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French
Etymology
From Middle French certitude, borrowed from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus (“sure”).
Pronunciation
Noun
certitude f (plural certitudes)
- certitude
- Synonym: assurance
- Antonyms: doute, incertitude
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Further reading
- “certitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin certitūdō, from Latin certus (“sure”).
Noun
certitude f (plural certitudes)
- certainty (quality of being certain)
Descendants
- French: certitude
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