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affirmation
What does affirmation mean?
affirmation (noun): a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does affirmation come from?
From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to affirmation
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “affirmation” mean?
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
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a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
Not quite: that's what gossip means.
the act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation
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the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Not quite: that's what occupation means.
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