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AFFIRMATORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does affirmatory mean?
• AFFIRMATORY (adjective)
The adjective AFFIRMATORY has 1 sense:
1. affirming or giving assent
Familiarity information: AFFIRMATORY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Affirming or giving assent
Synonyms:
affirmative; affirmatory
Context example:
affirmative votes
Similar:
assentient (expressing agreement or consent)
Also:
favorable; favourable (encouraging or approving or pleasing)
positive (characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.)
Derivation:
affirm (say yes to)
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