"constatation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: constatations [plural]
Etymology: 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: constation [rare]

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