asseveration
pronunciation
How to pronounce asseveration in British English:
UK [ə'sevəˌreɪʃən]
How to pronounce asseveration in American English:
US [ə'sevəˌreɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Word Origin
- asseveration
- asseveration: see severe
- asseveration (n.)
- 1550s, from Latin asseverationem (nominative asseveratio) "vehement assertion, protestation," noun of action from past participle stem of asseverare (see asseverate).
Example
- 1. We have to master to adjust at any time , anyway , the person shouldn 't be the impractical asseveration and wishes but on the hoof .