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avowal

 [uh-vou-uhl]  

a·vow·al

   [uh-vou-uhl]
noun
an open statement of affirmation; frank acknowledgment or admission.
Origin:
1720–30; avow + -al2

Related forms
pre·a·vow·al, noun
re·a·vow·al, noun
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avow (əˈvaʊ)
 
—vb
1.  to state or affirm
2.  to admit openly
3.  rare law to justify or maintain (some action taken)
 
[C13: from Old French avouer to confess, from Latin advocāre to appeal to, call upon; see avouch, advocate]
 
a'vowable
 
—adj
 
a'vowal
 
—n
 
avowed
 
—adj
 
avowedly
 
—adv
 
a'vower
 
—n

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