Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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AFFECTA'TION, noun [Latin affectatio.]
1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false pretense; artificial appearance, or show; as, an affectation of wit, or of virtue.
2. Fondness; affection. [Not used.]
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