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assertion
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noun
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
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noun
(= affirmation)
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
without
Preposition
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Used to say that you don't have something or that something isn't in a place.
I went all the way to school without my books.
It's hard to make a word without a, e, i, o, or u.
The picture's OK, but the room looks better without it.
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Used to say that somebody didn't do something or that something didn't happen.
She walked past without looking at me.
Without stopping, he ran all the way home.
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outside
substance
Noun
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What a thing is made of; the essential or most important part of anything. Everything is made of substances.
has water, sugar, fat and other substances in it.