HOW TO PRONOUNCE
affidavit
/ˌæfəˈdeɪvət/
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The first syllable has a smaller beat, while the stressed vowel in the third syllable sounds like day. Keep the final vowel short and unstressed.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“She signed the affidavit before a notary.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does affidavit mean?
noun
- A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
verb
- To swear by such a document.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌæfəˈdeɪvət/
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Now an affidavit from a thunderstorm, or a few words on oath from a heavy shower, would meet with all the attention they deserve.
The antecedent proceedings required no affidavit or any other legal formality.
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The landlady told Sir Charles, and offered to make affidavit that Dr. Brown was the most profane cursor and swearer that ever came into her house.
On the day of the trial, Mr. Nation could not produce a witness to prove I was other than kind, except the affidavit of a man who could neither read nor write.
Just before her confinement her seducer had taken her to his solicitors and made her sign and swear an affidavit to the effect that he was not the father of the then expected child.