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affectation [ˌæfekˈteɪʃən] N

1. affectation pej (behaviour):

affectation

2. affectation no pl (pretence):

affectation

pozory mpl

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However, the spelling is an affectation conceived to be distinctive, rather than because it has any specific meaning. en.wikipedia.org

From this time dates her affectation of the title of baroness. en.wikipedia.org

Many consider this an affectation with the past. en.wikipedia.org

And this does not mean the usual affectation of the stage, the pedantic, artificial care for sound effects, for the virile imposture of the voice. en.wikipedia.org

But beneath its indie affectations it is really another contemplation of generational misunderstanding. en.wikipedia.org

You can take on the affectations and the postures of other places and even learn to speak their ways. en.wikipedia.org

They are unable to reach the highest levels of sympathy, and can not cleanse themselves of affectation and pretence. en.wikipedia.org

The author suggests that her eccentricity is actually an affectation, designed to help her communicate with others. en.wikipedia.org

He despairs of her ridiculous affectations, social-climbing aspirations and constant embarrassing attempts in company to show herself as an elegant, cultured sophisticate. en.wikipedia.org

Over the years, new training methods were evolved to strip actors of affectations, attitudes and ego trips. en.wikipedia.org

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