assertion
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noun \ə-ˈsər-shən, a-\Definition of ASSERTION
: the act of asserting; also : declaration, affirmation
See Examples of ASSERTION
- <the assertion that all men have certain unalienable rights is set forth in the Declaration of Independence>
- <made the unlikely assertion that gravity affects light>
First Known Use of ASSERTION
15th century
Related to ASSERTION
- Synonyms
- affirmation, protestation, asseveration, avouchment, avowal, claim, declaration, insistence, profession
- Antonyms
- disavowal
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