averment

noun

Etymology

From Middle English averement, from Old French averrement, averement, from averer (Modern French avérer).

  1. derived from averrement
  2. inherited from averement

Definitions

  1. The act of averring, or that which is averred

    The act of averring, or that which is averred; positive assertion.

    • And for some of these averments, he added, substantiating proof was not far.
  2. verification

    verification; establishment by evidence.

  3. A positive statement of facts

    A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at averment. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at averment. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at averment

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA