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PRONUNCIATION OF AFFIRMATORY

affirmatory  [ˌæfəˈmeɪtərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFIRMATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Affirmatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AFFIRMATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of affirmatory in the English dictionary

The definition of affirmatory in the dictionary is showing or giving confirmation, ratification or assertion.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFIRMATORY


adjudicatory
əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪtərɪ
anticipatory
ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
celebratory
ˈsɛləbreɪtərɪ
circulatory
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪtərɪ
classificatory
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪtərɪ
compensatory
ˌkɒmpənˈseɪtərɪ
congratulatory
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪtərɪ
copulatory
ˌkɒpjʊˈleɪtərɪ
dedicatory
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ
gyratory
ˌdʒaɪəˈreɪtərɪ
innovatory
ˈɪnəveɪtərɪ
masturbatory
ˈmæstəˌbeɪtərɪ
oscillatory
ˌɒsɪˈleɪtərɪ
participatory
pɑːtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
regulatory
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
revelatory
ˌrevəˈleɪtərɪ
self-congratulatory
ˌselfkənɡrætʃʊˈleɪtərɪ
self-regulatory
ˌsɛlfrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
translatory
trænsˈleɪtərɪ
ventilatory
ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFIRMATORY

affinity
affinity card
affirm
affirmable
affirmance
affirmant
affirmation
affirmative
affirmative action
affirmatively
affirmer
affirming the consequent
affirmingly
affix
affixal
affixation
affixer
affixial
affixment
affixture

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFIRMATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
inflammatory
laboratory
lavatory
mandatory
migratory
obligatory
observatory
predatory
preparatory
purgatory
research laboratory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of affirmatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «affirmatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFFIRMATORY

Find out the translation of affirmatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of affirmatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «affirmatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

affirmatory
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

affirmatory
570 millions of speakers

English

affirmatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

affirmatory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

affirmatory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

affirmatory
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Affirmatory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সম্মতিসূচক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affirmatif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengesahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

affirmatory
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

肯定の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

affirmatory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tegese
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

affirmatory
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

affirmatory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिवादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

affirmatory
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affermativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

affirmatory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

affirmatory
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

affirmatory
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

affirmatory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

affirmatory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

affirmatory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

affirmatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of affirmatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFIRMATORY»

The term «affirmatory» is normally little used and occupies the 150.927 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFIRMATORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «affirmatory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «affirmatory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about affirmatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFIRMATORY»

Discover the use of affirmatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to affirmatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Marine Insurance at the Turn of the Millennium
There is then a distinction between warranties relating to past or to present fact ( whether affirmatory or promissory) and those relating to opinion. Generally it is accepted that an assured can not be held accountable for a breach of warranty of  ...
Marc Huybrechts, E. van Hooydonk, Christian Dieryck, 2000
2
Intuition in Science and Mathematics: An Educational Approach
Anticipatory and conclusive intuitions represent the third and fourth categories in the classification in which affirmatory and conjectural were the first two. They may be grouped together as problem-solving intuitions. Anticipatory intuitions ...
Efraim Fischbein, 1987
3
Computational Models of Argument: Proceedings of COMMA 2006
Evidence sense Wigmore explicitly distinguishes between evidence that is affirmatory and evidence that is negatory. Unfortunately, Wigmore's presentation leaves it unclear as to exactly what is meant by negatory evidence (and there are few ...
P.E. Dunne, T.J.M. Bench-Capon, 2006
4
The Intuitive Sources of Probabilistic Thinking in Children
... be embarked upon. The distinction between affirmatory and anticipatory intuitions is far from being sharply delineated, and this is for two reasons. Firstly, anticipatory intuitions derive at least part of their plausibility from affirmatory intuitions.
Efraim Fischbein, 1975
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Cartesian Reflections:
19 What Spinoza seems to be saying here is that the mere idea ofa winged horse involves what might be called 'affirmatory predication'. The object referred to, or depicted by the idea, namely equus, has ascribed to it the predicate alatus.
John Cottingham, 2008
6
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of ...
... evidence others, affirmatory of the first, these last affirmatory declarations were not admissible, being made at a time posterior to that at which he made the contradictory declarations given in evidence by the defendant." Conrad v. Griffey, 38.
United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch, Henry Wheaton, 1855
7
United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court
... and then the plaintiff offered to give in evidence others, affirmatory of the first, these last affirmatory declarations were not admissible, being made at a time posterior to that at which he made the contradictory declarations given in evidence by ...
United States. Supreme Court, Alexander James Dallas, William Cranch, 1885
8
Death, Property and the Ancestors: A Study of the Mortuary ...
Cyclical ceremonies, on the other hand, though they may embody acts directed to the solution of these matters, as a Sunday service its prayers for rain, are not necessarily oriented in this direction and may be simply affirmatory or "expressive ," ...
Jack Goody, 1962
9
Livingston's Monthly Law Magazine ...
... and the defendant offered in evidence declarations which he had made of a contradictory character, and then the plaintiff offered to give in evidence others, affirmatory of the first, these last affirmatory declarations were not admissible, being ...
John A. Livingston, 1855
10
Realism and Conceptual Relativity
The rejection of the phenomenon of conceptual relativity also requires an assumption concerning genuine affirmatory conflict. Horgan and Timmons identify that assumption as: DI All cases of genuine affirmatory conflict — cases in which what ...
George Alfred Wrisley (III.), 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFIRMATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term affirmatory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Analysis: Where is the ANC's voice?
"We only get affirmatory statements from the ANC on those issues welcoming such and such an announcement or supporting the president.... it ... «News24, Jun 15»
2
The plausible normalization of US-Iran Diplomatic Relations: Who …
... 31st, two divergent groups have emerged worldwide which envision the possible outcome as contrary or affirmatory to their special interests. «Payvand, Mar 15»
3
'Government is Not the Enemy'. Oh really? Since when?
Now I agree that, theoretically speaking, this is a delightfully warm and cozy affirmatory statement of kitten-stroking caringness. To help us into ... «Breitbart News, Feb 15»
4
Shouldn't We All be a Little Bit Gay? Reflections on Amsterdam Gay …
... a certain proportion of the spectators and participants held paddles sporting a choice of affirmatory slogans including "I like boys", "I like girls" ... «Huffington Post UK, Aug 14»
5
Pop and nostalgia: Richard Hamilton at Tate Modern
Wonderfully optimistic, although ambivalent towards advertising – “an art of affirmatory intention is not uncritical,” Hamilton insisted – they ... «Financial Times, Feb 14»
6
Celtic Connections review: Buika/Mayra Andrade, Glasgow
While her volcanically volatile, flamenco-rooted style delivered many electrifying moments, including the anguished yet self-affirmatory ... «Scotland on Sunday, Jan 14»
7
Does Putin's new Literary Assembly bode ill for Russian writers?
... she asked a question about the use of slave labour in Russia's prison camps, striking a less affirmatory note than he might have liked. «The Guardian, Dec 13»
8
Olubadan, Orangun Oke-Ila, Gani Adams endorse Ewa Asa As Gani …
... in our culture, tradition and language, and could go this length to promote it, is an affirmatory statement on the richness of the Yoruba culture. «Nigerian Tribune, Oct 13»
9
Luvvies for hypocrisy, intellectual dishonesty and lazy groupthink
Because they're all part of the same great big self-affirmatory gang of the impeccably liberal-left-leaning luvviehood, is why. Once you become ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 13»
10
The ten best classical releases of 2012
... than the three movement form in which the symphony is frequently performed, culminating in affirmatory joy rather than an elegiac lament. «Oxford Student, Dec 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Affirmatory [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/affirmatory>. May 2024 ».
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