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con·sta·ta·tion | \ ˌkänztəˈtāshən, -n(t)stəˈ- \
plural -s
Definition of constatation
: basic assumption : assertion the mere constatation that a century and a half ago the family counted for much more than it does now— F. R. Leavis
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