asseveration

noun

as·​sev·​er·​a·​tion ə-ˌse-və-ˈrā-shən 

plural -s

: the act of asseverating : positive or emphatic affirmation or assertion : solemn declaration

a simple factual account of the author's asseverations

—Muna Lee

Word History

Etymology

Latin asseveration-, asseveratio, from asseveratus + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for asseveration

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration