What does "affectation" mean?
Affectation: A striving after. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
Additional senses
- 2.Fondness; affection. [Obs.] Hooker.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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