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单词 affinition
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affinitionn.

Brit. /ˌafᵻˈnɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌæfəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: affinity n.
Etymology: Apparently an alteration of affinity n. after words in -ition suffix, e.g. definition n.Middle French affinition (16th cent.) is only attested in the sense ‘act of refining a metal’.
The fact of having affinity with something; the formation or recognition of affinity with a person or thing; an instance of this.
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1824 G. Fletcher Rosalviva I. 64 Yes, Signora, my own decided knowledge of his sentiments and principles will not allow me to change its affinition.
1879 W. D. Howells Lady of Aroostook xiv. 165 By some infinitely subtle and unconscious affinition she relaxed toward him.
1904 W. D. Howells in Harper's Monthly Mag. Dec. 160/1 American authors have less currency in England, although in the social, political and commercial interests there has been so great an affinition of their respective nations.
1963 New Mexico Q. 33 258 The contact points of affinition were what she was always seeking everywhere in everybody.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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