Definitions

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  • noun nonstandard The act of averring; an assertion of truth.

Etymologies

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aver +‎ -al, influenced by avowal

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Examples

  • I did not, for various reasons, later translate that into McCain, but he does a fine job of fulfilling the prediction, including his averral during the debate (fere) –

    McCain Betrayed Viet. POWs « Antiwar.com Blog 2008

  • Your chastisement or accusation of your dog accompanied by a glare may also provoke a demure averral of the dog’s gaze.

    INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009

  • Your chastisement or accusation of your dog accompanied by a glare may also provoke a demure averral of the dog’s gaze.

    INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009

  • Despite Lee’s subsequent averral that he wanted to avoid a battle in Pennsylvania, he sought such an engagement, hoping to strike Hooker’s units in detail as they marched north.

    Cavalryman of the Lost Cause Jeffry D. Wert 2008

  • Despite Lee’s subsequent averral that he wanted to avoid a battle in Pennsylvania, he sought such an engagement, hoping to strike Hooker’s units in detail as they marched north.

    Cavalryman of the Lost Cause Jeffry D. Wert 2008

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