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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Affectation \Af`fec*ta"tion\, n. [L. affectatio: cf F. affectation.] 1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show ``An affectation of contempt.'' --Macaulay. Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural what is natural. --Locke. 2. A striving after [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson. 3. Fondness; affection. [Obs.] --Hooker. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: affectation n : a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: {mannerism}, {pose}]
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