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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-vou-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈvaʊ əl |
Definition of avowal
Origin :- 1727, from avow + -al (2).
- noun acknowledgment
- The very fact that they come to us for help is an avowal of their honesty.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- There was something in the tone of this avowal that made Jan think.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- In the provinces, to live in another person's house is an avowal of poverty.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- On the morning after her avowal it was ten o'clock before Clotilde left her room.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- "I have scarce courage for the avowal," said she, in a low, faint voice.
- Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
- Time was when such an avowal had been a presumption death could not repay.
- Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- I have already transgressed the limits of mere prudence in the avowal I have made you.
- Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
- I will not stoop to ask how, sir; but I will say that the avowal has not raised you in my estimation.
- Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
- I see that he cannot conceal his joy at the inaptitude of my avowal.
- Extract from : « The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- An avowal of their weakness, an open expression of the poverty of their proofs.
- Extract from : « The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
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