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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Certainty \Cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. Certainties. [OF.
   certainet['e].]
   1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.
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            The certainty of punishment is the truest security
            against crimes. --Fisher Ames.
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   2. A fact or truth unquestionable established.
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            Certainties are uninteresting and sating. --Landor.
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   3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.
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   Of a certainty, certainly.
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