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asseveration

[uh-sev-uh-rey-shuhn] Origin

as·sev·er·a·tion

[uh-sev-uh-rey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of asseverating.
2.
an emphatic assertion.

Origin:
1550–60; < Latin assevērātiōn- (stem of assevērātiō). See asseverate, -ion

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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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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asseverate (əˈsɛvəˌreɪt)
 
vb
(tr) to assert or declare emphatically or solemnly
 
[C18: from Latin assevērāre to do (something) earnestly, from sevērussevere]
 
assever'ation
 
n

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asseveration
1550s, from L. asseverationem (nom. asseveratio) "vehement assertion," from asseveratus, pp. of asseverare "to swear solemnly, act with earnestness, assert strongly," from ad- "to" + severus "strict, severe" (see severe).
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