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   Af·firm·a·tion

   /ˌafərˈmāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of affirming something or being affirmed: "he nodded in affirmation" Similar assertiondeclarationstatementproclamationpronouncementattestationassuranceoathvowswearingavowalguaranteepromisecertificationpledgedepositionrare:asseverationavermentconfirmationratificationendorsementdefenseOpposite denialrefutation
   • ▪ a formal declaration by a person who declines to take an oath for reasons of conscience.
   • 2. emotional support or encouragement: "the lack of one or both parents' affirmation leaves some children emotionally crippled"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin affirmatio(n-), from the verb affirmare (see affirm).

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