AFFECTATION
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Af`fec*ta"tion (&unr_;), 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.
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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.
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2. A striving after. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
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3. Fondness; affection. [Obs.] Hooker.
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