AFFECTATION
\ɐfɪktˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɐfɪktˈeɪʃən], \ɐ_f_ɪ_k_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of AFFECTATION
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- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
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Fondness; affection.
By Oddity Software
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An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.
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Fondness; affection.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. Assumption of wat is not natural; artificial appearance; pretence.
By Thomas Sheridan
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