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ASSEVERATION
assertion, averment, asseveration
(noun) a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
asseveration (countable and uncountable, plural asseverations)
An earnest affirmation or declaration of support.
Synonyms
• (earnest affirmation): averment, avowal
Source: Wiktionary
As*sev`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. asseveratio.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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