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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Affirmance \Af*firm"ance\, noun [Cf. OF. afermance.]

1. Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act.

This statute . . . in affirmance of the common law. --Bacon.

2. A strong declaration; affirmation. --Cowper.
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