asseveration

American  

[uh-sev-uh-ray-shuhn] / əˌsɛv əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of asseverating.

2. an emphatic assertion.

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Other Word Forms

• asseverative
  adjective
• asseveratory
  adjective
• asseveratively
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of asseveration

First recorded in 1550–60, asseveration is from the Latin word assevērātiōn- (stem of assevērātiō ). See asseverate, -ion

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Example Sentences

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asseveration

"There can't nobody live in peace in them two blocks, Judge, your Honour," came the heated asseveration of the man in the witness chair.

From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck

John indeed follows up his statement of what he saw with an unusually strong asseveration that what he says is true.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II by Marcus Dods

But whereas the Entente Powers have supported their official case by documentary evidence we are asked to accept mere asseveration in the case of Germany.

From Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 31, 1916 by Various

The brethren raised their hands in solemn asseveration and, like a pillar of sacred sacrificial incense, the steamy cloud from thirty throats rose to Heaven in one united breath, "We swear it!"

From The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister by Wilhelmine von Hillern

"I didn't know," said Margaret, helplessly, wondering that the truth could sound so like a lie, but unable to fortify it by any asseveration.

From Boston Neighbours In Town and Out by Agnes Blake Poor

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