Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of evincing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of evincing or proving, or the state of being evinced.
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Examples
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"Heyday! but here is an odd evincement of gratitude!" de Montors retorted; "and though I am not particularly squeamish, let me tell you, my fine fellow, I do not ordinarily fight with lackeys."
Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship James Branch Cabell 1918
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The qualified expression would only mean a proper evincement of humanity by every sentient creature, for humanity essentially implies all that is sincere -- all the tender feelings of a man.
An Apology for African Methodism Benjamin Tucker 1867
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a higher evincement of antiquarian taste than I should have expected -- managed to bear away a pattern of wall-paper, which I afterward conferred on Mary Ashburleigh with great applause: it was
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Various
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