Asseveration: Definition and part of speech

Asseveration

  1. n. The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Assibilation: Definition and part of speech

Assibilation

  1. n. Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to -shun, duke to ditch.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Assidean: Definition and part of speech

Assidean

  1. n. One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.