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Browsing By Tag "certainty"
Pronunciation : Cer"tain*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OF. certainet?.]
Definition : 1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain. The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes. Fisher Ames.
2. A fact or truth unquestionable established. Certainties are uninteresting and sating. Landor.
3. (Law)
Defn: Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity. Of a certainty, certainly.
pl. Certainties.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
NOTE TO SEVENTEENTH IMPRESSION WITH reference to certain statements on pages 44, 75, 131, and 132, it should be remarked that this book was written in the early part of 1912 when China was still an Empire, and the name of the then late Prime Minister did begin with the letter B. 1943...