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affirmation

assertion, affirmation

noun ah-feer-mah-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Affirmation denotes a positive statement or claim presented as fact, in contrast to négation or question. In contemporary self-help discourse it also translates 'affirmation' in the sense of positive self-talk. The verb is affirmer and the adjective affirmatif/affirmative.

Examples

"Son affirmation était difficile à croire."

Natural Translation

His assertion was difficult to believe.

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