asseveration

Noun
Synonyms: assertionaverment

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)Synonyms: assertionaverment
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Asseveration \As*sev`er*a"tion\, n. [L. asseveratio.] The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration. [1913 Webster]

Another abuse of the tongue I might add, -- vehement asseverations upon slight and trivial occasions. --Ray. [1913 Webster]

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