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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affirmātiōnem (“affirmation, declaration”), derived from affirmō (“to affirm, assert”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /af.fer.matˈt͡sjo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: af‧fer‧ma‧zió‧ne
Noun
affermazione f (plural affermazioni)
- statement, assertion, claim, affirmation
- Synonyms: asserzione, asseverazione, attestazione, dichiarazione, enunciazione
- Antonyms: negazione, ritrattazione, sconfessione, smentita
- (by extension) success, achievement, performance
- Synonyms: riuscita, successo, vittoria
- Antonyms: fallimento, fiasco, flop, insuccesso, sconfitta, smacco
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Further reading
- affermazione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana