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assertion Noun 1. a positive statement, usually made without evidence 2. the act of asserting
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assertion noun 1. statement, claim, allegation, profession, declaration, contention, affirmation, pronouncement, avowal, attestation, predication, asseveration Translations |
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Not very long ago some one invented the assertion that there were only "Four Hundred" people in New York City who were really worth noticing. For every assertion must, as is admitted, be either true or false, whereas expressions which are not in any way composite such as 'man', 'white', 'runs', 'wins', cannot be either true or false. It is true that I heard the dying Indian's words; but if those words were pronounced to be the ravings of delirium, how could I contradict the assertion from my own knowledge? |
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