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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