asseveration
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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
Example Sentences
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She seemed to expect his asseveration, Cethegus was silent for a short time.
From A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 by Felix Dahn
He defends himself, by the most solemn asseveration, against the charge that what he had seen was an illusion of the senses.
From A Literary History of the Arabs by Reynold Nicholson
No; not from this moment," said Mr. Merridew, characteristically seeking to justify his former asseveration, "when not for a single moment have I ceased to bless him for preserving my darling's life.
From Denis Dent A Novel by Ernest W. Hornung
It had all been done under the pious pretence that the Filipinos welcomed our rule—a pretence which had taken the form for six years of systematic asseveration that they did so welcome it.
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by James H. Blount
If Hubert was stung by this asseveration, he did not show it.
From A Life Sentence A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
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