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cer⋅tain⋅ty

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

Origin:
1250–1300; ME certeinte < AF, equiv. to certein certain + -te -ty 2


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