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asseveration

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as⋅sev⋅er⋅a⋅tion

  [uh-sev-uh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of asseverating.
2. an emphatic assertion.
Origin:
1550–60; < L assevērātiōn- (s. of assevērātiō). See asseverate, -ion

Related forms:
as⋅sev⋅er⋅a⋅tive  [uh-sev-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] , as⋅sev⋅er⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [uh-sev-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
as⋅sev⋅er⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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as·sev·er·ate   (ə-sěv'ə-rāt')   
tr.v.   as·sev·er·at·ed, as·sev·er·at·ing, as·sev·er·ates
To declare seriously or positively; affirm.

[Latin assevērāre, assevērāt- : ad-, ad- + sevērus, serious; see segh- in Indo-European roots.]
as·sev'er·a'tion n., as·sev'er·a'tive (-ə-rā'tĭv, -ər-ə-tĭv) adj.
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Word Origin & History

asseveration 
1556, from L. asseverationem (nom. asseveratio), from asseveratus, pp. of asseverare "to swear solemnly, act with earnestness, assert strongly," from ad- "to" + severus "strict, severe."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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