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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 assentplay

  Familiarity information: AFFIRMATORY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AFFIRMATORY (adjective)


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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