Webster's English Dictionary

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affectation

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  1. pose                  
 
af.fec.ta.tion \.af-.ek-'ta--sh*n\ n obs  1: a striving after  2a: the act 
   of taking on or displaying an attitude or mode of behavior not natural or 
   not genuine 2b: unnatural speech or conduct : ARTIFICIALITY