"avowal" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vanderdecken-avowal.wav Forms: avowals [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊəl Etymology: From avow + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|avow|al}} avow + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} avowal (countable and uncountable, plural avowals)
  1. An open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: averral, acknowledgement, testimony Derived forms: reavowal Related terms: avow, avowed, avowable, avowry, vow Translations (declaration of affirmation): признание (priznanie) (Bulgarian), декларация (deklaracija) (Bulgarian), Geständnis [neuter] (German), Bekenntnis [neuter] (German), conferma [feminine] (Italian), riconoscimento [masculine] (Italian), ammissione [feminine] (Italian), признание (priznanije) [neuter] (Russian), reconocimiento [masculine] (Spanish)

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