affectation
n. US //ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən// UK //ɐfɪktˈeɪʃən// af·fec·ta·tion
From Middle French affectation and its etymon Latin affectātiōnem, from affectō (“I feign”). By surface analysis, affect + -ation.
From Middle French affectation and its etymon Latin affectātiōnem, from affectō (“I feign”). By surface analysis, affect + -ation.
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