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reaffirmation

reaffirmation noun: an act of reaffirming; a second or subsequent affirmation.

Noun

reaffirmation (countable and uncountable, plural reaffirmations)

  1. An act of reaffirming; a second or subsequent affirmation.
    • We mark solstices and equinoxes by festivals rooted in myths. It doesn't matter which myths. What matters is that certain days are elevated out of the ordinary for special commemoration, celebration, participation, and the reaffirmation of our pledges of affection and devotion to ourselves, our...1980 December 20, Nancy Walker, “Happy Holidays”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 22, page 16

Forms of reaffirmation

pluralreaffirmations

Origin of reaffirmation

By surface analysis, re- + affirmation, or, by surface analysis, reaffirm + -ation.

Questions about reaffirmation

What does reaffirmation mean?
Reaffirmation means an act of reaffirming; a second or subsequent affirmation.
What part of speech is reaffirmation?
Reaffirmation is a noun.
What is the plural of reaffirmation?
The plural of reaffirmation is reaffirmations.

Words near reaffirmation in the dictionary

  1. reaffiliation
  2. reaffiliations
  3. reaffirm
  4. reaffirmance
  5. reaffirmances
  6. reaffirmation
  7. reaffirmations
  8. reaffirmed
  9. reaffirmer
  10. reaffirmers
  11. reaffirming

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