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1. (n.) assertion
a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason; allegation.
2. assertion
an act of asserting.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) assertion, averment, asseveration
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
2. (noun) affirmation, assertion, statement
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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1. (noun) assertion
a statement of truth
his assertion that it would not happen again
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) assertion
the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced
2. (noun) assertion
maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives
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Sense: to insist on
He should assert his independence.
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 Afrikaans: beaming |
 Arabic: إثْبات، تَأكيد، إصْرار |
 Bulgarian: отстояване |
 Brazilian: afirmação |
 Czech: tvrzení |
 German: die Behauptung |
 Danish: fastholden |
 Greek: διαβεβαίωση, διεκδίκηση |
 Spanish: aserción, aserto, afirmac |
 Estonian: väide, maksmapanek |
 Farsi: اعلام |
 Finnish: vakuutus |
 French: assertion |
 Hebrew: טַעֲנָה תַקִיפָה |
 Hindi: दावा |
 Croatian: tvrdnja |
 Hungarian: követelés; állítás |
 Indonesian: pernyataan |
 Icelandic: staðhæfing |
 Italian: affermazione; rivendicazi |
 Japanese: 断言 |
 Korean: 주장 |
 Lithuanian: tvirtinimas |
 Latvian: apgalvojums; aizstāvēšana |
 Malay: penegasan |
 Dutch: bewering |
 Norwegian: påstand; standhaftighet |
 Polish: twierdzenie, zapewnienie |
 Persian: اعلام |
 Pashto: اعلام |
 Portuguese: afirmação |
 Romanian: afirmaţie |
 Russian: утверждение; отстаивание |
 Slovak: tvrdenie |
 Slovenian: trditev |
 Serbian: tvrdnja |
 Swedish: påstående, bedyrande |
 Thai: การยืนยัน |
 Turkish: iddia, sav |
 Taiwanese: 斷言 |
 Ukrainian: твердження |
 Urdu: اصرار ، دعوی |
 Vietnamese: sự khẳng định |
 Chinese: 断言 |
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