of a certainty

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cer·tain·ty

   [sur-tn-tee]
noun, plural cer·tain·ties.
1.
the state of being certain.
2.
something certain; an assured fact.
Idiom
3.
for/of a certainty, certainly; without a doubt: I suspect it, but I don't know it for a certainty.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English certeinte < Anglo-French, equivalent to certein certain + -te -ty2

Related forms
non·cer·tain·ty, noun, plural non·cer·tain·ties.

Can be confused: certainty, certitude.

Synonyms
1. certitude, assurance, confidence. See belief. 2. truth.

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