affirmation

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See also: Affirmation

English

Etymology

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

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) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
  3. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

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See also

Danish

Noun

affirmation c (singular definite affirmationen, plural indefinite affirmationer)

  1. affirmation

Declension

Declension of affirmation
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative affirmation affirmationen affirmationer affirmationerne
genitive affirmations affirmationens affirmationers affirmationernes

Further reading

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

affirmation f (plural affirmations)

  1. affirmation

Further reading

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