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avowal

noun

Etymology

From avow + -al.

  1. derived from advoco
  2. derived from avouer
  3. inherited from avowen
  4. suffixed as avowal — “avow + al”

Definitions

  1. An open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge.

    • Elizabeth's astonishment was beyond expression. She stared, coloured, doubted, and was silent. This he considered sufficient encouragement, and the avowal of all that he felt and had long felt for her, immediately followed.
    • “That's because I love you,” said Nick, singsong with the truth. Leo took in this chance for an echoing avowal; it was a brief deep silence, as tactical as it was undiscussable.

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