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confirmation.

An official indicator that things will happen as planned.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/General-American[ˌkʰɑɱ.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃn̩]General-American/ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/Received-Pronunciation[ˌkʰɒɱ.fəˈmeɪ.ʃn̩]Received-Pronunciation
  1. An official indicator that things will happen as planned.

    countable · uncountable
    We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.
  2. A verification that something is true or has happened.

    countable · uncountable
    The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.
  3. A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.

    countable · uncountable
  4. An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English confirmacioun, from Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiō, noun of process from cōnfirmātus (“confirmed”), perfect passive participle of cōnfirmāre, from con- (“with”) + firmāre (“to firm or strengthen”). Morphologically confirm + -ation.

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