Both Uses of "affectation" in "A Streetcar Named Desire"

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Both Uses

affectation
in
A Streetcar Named Desire
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Blanche speaks with an affectation of demureness.†
Scene 3.6

affectation = behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
Eunice [affectedly casual]:
Scene 3.11 *

affectedly = pretending to be

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(1) (affectation)
behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)