What does the word affectation mean?
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Pretense; display.
Part of speech: noun
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Usage examples for affectation
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At length Smith sighed deeply, but without affectation. – The Mormon Prophet by Lily Dougall
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Avoid haughtiness of behaviour, and affectation, of manners: it implies a want of solid merit. – The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
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In such works, the setting is a mere affectation entirely out of taste. – The Madonna in Art by Estelle M. Hurll