dis|con|fir|ma|tion — «dihs KON fuhr MAY shuhn», noun. the act of disconfirming; invalidation; disproval: »Criteria of valid deduction can be and have been supplied providing general criteria of confirmation and disconfirmation [of hypotheses] (Scientific American) … Useful english dictionary
re|con|fir|ma|tion — «REE kon fuhr MAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of reconfirming. 2. the state or condition of being reconfirmed: »a reconfirmation of the alliance … Useful english dictionary
con·fir·ma·tion — /ˌkɑːnfɚˈmeıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [noncount] : proof which shows that something is true or correct Reporters awaited confirmation from the army about the battle. We don t have independent confirmation of the facts. Final confirmation came only… … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
fir — af·fir·ma·tion; con·fir·mand; con·fir·ma·tion; con·fir·ma·tive; con·fir·ma·to·ry; con·fir·mor; fir; fir·bolg; fir·ca; fir·er; fir·kin; fir·lot; fir·ma·men·tal; fir·man; fir·mer; fir·mi·ster·nal; fir·mi·ster·nia; fir·ring; fir·ry; ghaf·fir;… … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
confirmation — con·fir·ma·tion … English syllables
confirmation — con•fir•ma•tion [[t]ˌkɒn fərˈmeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of confirming 2) the state of being confirmed 3) something that confirms, as a corroborative statement or piece of evidence 4) rel a Christian rite administered to baptized persons, regarded … From formal English to slang
confirmation — con|fir|ma|tion [ˌkɔnfəˈmeıʃən US ˌka:nfər ] n [U and C] 1.) a statement, document etc that says that something is definitely true confirmation of ▪ There has still been no official confirmation of the report. confirmation that ▪ verbal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confirmation — con|fir|ma|tion [ ,kanfər meıʃn ] noun * 1. ) uncount a statement saying that something is definitely true or accurate: The claims have received independent confirmation from a team of experts. confirmation that: There has been no official… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
