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Definition of certitude noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

certitude

noun
 
/ˈsɜːtɪtjuːd/
 
/ˈsɜːrtɪtuːd/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)
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  1. a feeling of being certain; a thing about which you are certain
    • ‘You will like Rome,’ he said, with absolute certitude.
    • the collapse of moral certitudes
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin certitudo, from certus ‘certain’.
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