Meaning of ASSEVERATION
| Pronunciation: | | u`sevu'reyshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) |
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| | Synonyms: | | assertion, averment |
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| | See Also: | | accusation, affirmation, avouchment, avowal, charge, claim, contention, declaration, denial, ipse dixit, ipsedixitism, testimony | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \As*sev`er*a"tion\, n. [L. asseveratio.]
The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated;
positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.
Another abuse of the tongue I might add, -- vehement
asseverations upon slight and trivial occasions. --Ray.
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