assertoric

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US/ˌæsɚˈtɔɹɪk/

adjective

Stating that which is actual, usually in contrast with modal sentences.

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assertory
OriginGerman assertorisch →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. human sciencesStating that which is actual, usually in contrast with modal sentences.

    Synonyms: assertory

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveStating that which is actual, usually in contrast with modal sentences.

Similar
assertory
Also see
assertorical

Origin

  1. Germanassertorisch“assertory”
  2. Englishassertoric

Calque of German assertorisch (“assertory”) (itself a calque of Latin assertōrius using using Latin assert- (supine stem of asserō) + -orisch (“-ory”), popularized by Immanuel Kant). By surface analysis, assertor + -ic. See German -orisch.

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Translations

Catalan assertori
  • assertoristating that which is actual
French assertorique
  • assertoriquestating that which is actual
German assertorisch
  • assertorischstating that which is actual
Norwegian assertorisk
  • assertoriskstating that which is actual
Polish asertoryczny
  • asertorycznystating that which is actual
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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