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   Af·firm·a·tive

   /əˈfərmədiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request: "an affirmative answer"
   • ▪ (of a vote) expressing approval or agreement.
   • ▪ active and explicit or unequivocal: North American "they have an affirmative duty to stop crime in their buildings"
   • 2. supportive, hopeful, or encouraging: "the family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come"
   • 3. stating that a fact is so; making an assertion: "affirmative sentences"

   noun

   • 1. a statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request: "he accepted her reply as an affirmative"
   • ▪ a position of agreement or confirmation: "his answer veeredtoward the affirmative"
   • 2. a word or particle used in making assertions.

   exclamation

   • 1. expressing agreement with a statement or request; yes. North American

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert’ (see affirm).

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