Hypertext Webster Gateway: "asseveration"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Asseveration \As*sev`er*a"tion\, n. [L. asseveratio.]
The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated;
positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.
Another abuse of the tongue I might add, -- vehement
asseverations upon slight and trivial occasions. --Ray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
asseveration
n : a declaration that is made as if no supporting evidence were
necessary [syn: {assertion}, {averment}]
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