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certes

American

[sur-teez] / ˈsɜr tiz /

adverb

Archaic.

certainly; in truth.

certes British

/ ˈsɜːtɪz /

adverb

archaic with certainty; truly

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Etymology

Origin of certes

1200–50; Middle English < Old French phrase a certes < Latin *ā certīs, literally, from sure (things); see a- ⁴, certain

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