"confirmation" meaning in English

See confirmation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌkɑn.fərˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [US], /ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confirmation.wav [UK] Forms: confirmation [singular], confirmations [plural]
Etymology: confirm + -ation Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|confirm|ation}} confirm + -ation Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A confirmation is when a statement or a promise is made sure and agreed with once again before it is published to the public.
    Sense id: simple-confirmation-en-noun-UdkjvHMW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ation
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