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Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-shoor-uhns, -shur-
Phonetic Transcription : əˈʃʊər əns, -ˈʃɜr-

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Définition of assurance

Origin :
  • late 14c., "formal or solemn pledge, promise," also "certainty," from Old French asseurance (11c., Modern French assurance) "assurance, promise; truce; certainty, safety, security," from asseurer (see assure). The word had a negative tinge 18c., often suggesting impudence or presumption.
  • noun statement to relieve doubt
  • noun confidence
Example sentences :
  • This assurance satisfied the others, but it did not satisfy Harriet.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • The letters being taken away will be an assurance that you have them.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • We aim at the assurance of a rounded and permanent national life.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • This was what Mr. Gladstone hoped, and what he thought he had the assurance of.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • He sent up to beg leave to wait upon me—I wonder at his assurance—!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • It was needful to implore them since they found the assurance so difficult to believe.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • The time may be close at hand when we shall need this assurance as we need nothing else.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Mart spoke with the assurance of one who had firm faith in her statement.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • It was like a terrible dream, only with the assurance of reality in it.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • What he wanted was an assurance that he would not be put in the hole.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

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