"constatation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: constatations [plural]
Etymology: From French constatation. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|constatation}} French constatation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} constatation (countable and uncountable, plural constatations)
  1. The process of verification. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-constatation-en-noun-dhKHUyIk
  2. An assertion; a proposition assumed for the sake of argument, an axiom. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-constatation-en-noun-wTvErAwC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 51 33 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 51 32 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: constation [rare]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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