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Definition
to firmly state that something is true
- Here was a man whose chi said nay despite his own affirmation.p. 131.6
affirmation = firm statement that something is true
(editor's note: Chi is an Igbo word for "personal god.")
(editor's note: Chi is an Igbo word for "personal god.")
- The saying of the elders was not true—that if a man said yea his chi also affirmed.p. 131.5
affirmed = firmly stated that something is true
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