affirmatio

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noun

Making a statement as if it were in response to a question or were in dispute, especially when it is not.

OriginLatin affirmātiō →
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Meanings

nounaffirmatio (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableMaking a statement as if it were in response to a question or were in dispute, especially when it is not.

Origin

  1. Latinaffirmātiō“affirmation; confirmation”
  2. Englishaffirmatio

Borrowed from Latin affirmātiō (“affirmation; confirmation”). Doublet of affirmation.

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APA

affirmatio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affirmatio

MLA

“affirmatio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affirmatio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affirmatio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affirmatio.

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