Webster's Dictionary 1828

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AFFEEROR

AFFEE'ROR, noun One who affeers; a person sworn to assess a penalty, or reduce an uncertain penalty to a certainty.

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AFFETTUOSO

AFFETTUO'SO, or con affetto, [Latin affectus.]In music, a direction to render notes soft and affecting.

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AFFIANCE

AFFI'ANCE, noun [Latin fido, fides.]1. The marriage contract or promise; faith pledged.2. Trust in general; confidence; reliance.The Christian looks to God with implicit affianc...

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AFFIANCED

AFFI'ANCED, participle passive Pledged in marriage; betrothed; bound in faith.

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AFFIANCER

AFFI'ANCER, noun One who makes a contract of marriage between parties.

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AFFIANCING

AFFI'ANCING, participle present tense Pledging in marriage; promising fidelity.

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AFFIDAVIT

AFFIDA'VIT, noun [An old law verb in the perfect tense; he made oath; from ad and fides, faith.]A declaration upon oath. In the United States, more generally, a declaration in w...

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AFFIED

AFFI'ED, adjective or part. Joined by contract; affianced. [Not used.]

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AFFILE

AFFI'LE, verb transitive To polish. [Not used.]

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AFFILIATE

AFFIL'IATE, verb transitive [Latin ad and filius, a son.]1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son.2. To receive into a society as a member, and initiate in its mysteries, ...

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AFFILIATION

AFFILIA'TION, noun Adoption; association in the same family or society.

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AFFINITY

AFFIN'ITY, noun [Latin affinitas, from affinis, adjacent, related by marriage; ad and finis, end.]1. The relation contracted by marriage, between a husband and his wife's kindre...

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AFFIRM

AFFIRM, verb transitive afferm' [Latin affirmo; ad and firmo, to make firm. See Firm.]1. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to declare the existence of some...

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AFFIRMABLE

AFFIRM'ABLE, adjective That may be asserted or declared; followed by of; as, an attribute affirmable of every just man.

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AFFIRMANCE

AFFIRM'ANCE, noun1. Confirmation; ratification; as, the affirmance of a judgment; a statute in affirmance of common law.2. Declaration; affirmation. [Little used.]

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AFFIRMANT

AFFIRM'ANT, noun One who affirms.

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AFFIRMATION

AFFIRMA'TION, noun1. The act of affirming or asserting as true; opposed to negation or denial.2. That which is asserted; position declared as true; averment.3. Confirmation; rat...

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AFFIRMATIVE

AFFIRM'ATIVE, adjective1. That affirms, or asserts; declaratory of what exists; opposed to negative; as, an affirmative proposition.2. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirm...

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AFFIRMATIVELY

AFFIRM'ATIVELY, adverb In an affirmative manner; positively; on the affirmative side of a question; opposed to negatively.

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AFFIRMED

AFFIRM'ED, participle passive Declared; asserted; averred; confirmed; ratified.

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AFFIRMER

AFFIRM'ER, noun One who affirms.

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AFFIRMING

AFFIRM'ING, participle present tense Asserting; declaring positively; confirming.

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AFFIX

AFFIX', verb transitive [Latin affigo, affixum, of ad and figo, to fix. Eng. peg. See Fix.]1. To unite at the end; to subjoin, annex, or add at the close; as, to affix a syllabl...

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AFFIXED

AFFIX'ED, participle passive United at the end; annexed; attached.

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AFFIXING

AFFIX'ING, participle present tense Uniting at the end; subjoining; attaching.

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AFFIXION

AFFIX'ION, noun The act of uniting at the end, or state of being so united. [Little used.]

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AFFIXTURE

AFFIX'TURE, noun That which is affixed.