assertation

noun

as·ser·ta·tion ˌa-sər-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce assertation (audio)

plural assertations

: the act of asserting or something that is asserted : assertion

This crisis, which inspires repeated heartfelt assertations of Mr. Richburg's happiness to be an American …

William Finnegan, New York Times Book Review, 30 Mar. 1997

What I have said so far has not been an attempt to support my thesis but merely to explain what it is. Of course, a fuller understanding of an assertation may convince someone of its truth.

Clifford Williams, The Life of the Mind, 2002

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French & Medieval Latin; French assertation, borrowed from Medieval Latin assertātiōn-, assertātiō, from assertāre "to affirm, assert" (frequentative of Latin asserere "to lay claim to, allege, assert") + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, noun suffix

First Known Use

circa 1535, in the meaning defined above

单词	assertation
释义	assertation noun as·ser·ta·tion ˌa-sər-ˈtā-shən plural assertations : the act of asserting or something that is asserted : assertion This crisis, which inspires repeated heartfelt assertations of Mr. Richburg's happiness to be an American … William Finnegan, New York Times Book Review, 30 Mar. 1997 What I have said so far has not been an attempt to support my thesis but merely to explain what it is. Of course, a fuller understanding of an assertation may convince someone of its truth. Clifford Williams, The Life of the Mind, 2002 Word History Etymology borrowed from French & Medieval Latin; French assertation, borrowed from Medieval Latin assertātiōn-, assertātiō, from assertāre "to affirm, assert" (frequentative of Latin asserere "to lay claim to, allege, assert") + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, noun suffix First Known Use circa 1535, in the meaning defined above
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