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- [kon-fer-mey-shuh n]
- /ˌkɒn fərˈmeɪ ʃən/
- /ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kon-fer-mey-shuh n]
- /ˌkɒn fərˈmeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of confirmation word
- noun confirmation the act of confirming 3
- noun confirmation something that confirms; verification 3
- noun confirmation a rite in several Christian churches that confirms a baptized person in his or her faith and admits him or her to full participation in the church 3
- noun confirmation (in the philosophy of science) the relationship between an observation and the theory which it supposedly renders more probable 3
- noun confirmation a confirming or being confirmed; corroboration; ratification; verification 3
- noun confirmation something that confirms or proves 3
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Origin of confirmation
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Latin confirmātiōn- stem of confirmātiō. See confirm, -ation
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Parts of speech for Confirmation
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
confirmation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for confirmation
noun confirmation
- corroboration — the act of corroborating.
- testimony — Law. the statement or declaration of a witness under oath or affirmation, usually in court.
- consent — If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
- admission — Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place.
- acceptance — Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it.
Antonyms for confirmation
noun confirmation
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
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