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assertion

Pronunciation: /əˈsəːʃ(ə)n/

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Definition of assertion

noun

  • a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief: [with clause]:his assertion that his father had deserted the family
  • [mass noun] the action of asserting something:the assertion of his legal rights

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin assertio(n-), from the verb asserere (see assert)

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