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confirmation

confirmation

noun kohn-feer-mah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin 'confirmatio'

Usage Note

Confirmation refers to verification or formal approval ('attendre la confirmation d'une réservation' = to await booking confirmation), and also to the Christian sacrament of Confirmation (la confirmation in Catholicism). The verb is confirmer. In formal correspondence, en confirmation de means 'further to' or 'confirming'.

Examples

"J'attends la confirmation de votre rendez-vous."

Natural Translation

I am waiting for the confirmation of your appointment.

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