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negation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Negation \Ne*ga"tion\, n. [L. negatio, fr negare to say no to deny; ne not + the root of aio I say cf Gr ?, Skr. ah to say cf F. n['e]gation. See {No}, adv., and cf {Adage}, {Deny}, {Renegade}.] 1. The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or untruthfulness of anything declaration that something is not or has not been or will not be denial; -- the opposite of {affirmation}. Our assertions and negations should be yea and nay. --Rogers. 2. (Logic) Description or definition by denial, exclusion, or exception; statement of what a thing is not or has not from which may be inferred what it is or has From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: negation n 1: the negative of the opposition 2: the act of negating [syn: {negating}]
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