## Meanings
1. A statement or proof that something is true or has happened.
2. An official message saying that something will happen as planned.
3. A religious ceremony in which a young person becomes a full member of a church.

## Examples
- The newspaper report was a confirmation of my suspicions.
- We will send you a written confirmation of your booking.
- She wore a white dress for her confirmation.

## Derived Forms
- autoconfirmation
- deconfirmation
- disconfirmation
- nonconfirmation
- preconfirmation
- reconfirmation

## Related Forms
- confirm
- confirmational

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰer-
- Root: confirmacioun
- Root: confirmacion
- Root: cōnfirmātiō

## Etymology
From Middle English confirmacioun, from Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiō, noun of process from cōnfirmātus (“confirmed”), perfect passive participle of cōnfirmāre, from con- (“with”) + firmāre (“to firm or strengthen”). Morphologically confirm + -ation.

## AI Etymology
confirmation is a noun. It is from Middle English confirmacioun, from Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiō, noun of process from cōnfirmātus (“confirmed”), perfect passive participle of cōnfirmāre, from con- (“with”) + firmāre (“to firm or strengthen”). Morphologically confirm + -ation. Historical forms in the chain include *dʰer- (Proto-Indo-European), confirmacioun (Middle English), confirmacion (Old French), and cōnfirmātiō (Latin). Current senses include a statement or proof that something is true or has happened, an official message saying that something will happen as planned, and a religious ceremony in which a young person becomes a full member of a church. Derived forms include autoconfirmation, deconfirmation, disconfirmation, nonconfirmation, and preconfirmation. Related words include confirm and confirmational.

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