constatation
Britishnoun
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the process of verification
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a statement or assertion
Etymology
Origin of constatation
C20: from French, from constater to verify, from Latin constat it is certain; see constant
Example Sentences
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Monsieur de Sabran told me," she answered; "he had just come from making the constatation.
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From this constatation, this cold curiosity, proceed all the industry, the prosperity, the vitality of the place.
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For example, I proffer the constatation, 'Black ladders lack bladders.'
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"An honest man and an honest woman may be insulted, but to tell a thief he's a thief is simply la constatation d'un fait."
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