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1. (n.) negation
the act of denying:
He shook his head in negation of the charge.
2. negation
a denial:
a negation of one's beliefs.
3. negation
something that is without existence; nonentity.
4. negation
the absence or opposite of something considered positive or affirmative:
Darkness is the negation of light.
5. negation
a negative statement, idea, concept, doctrine, etc.; a contradiction, refutation, or rebuttal.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) negation
a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
2. (noun) negation
the speech act of negating
3. (noun) negation
(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) negation
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
2. (adverb) negation
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
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. negation
Measures to deceive, disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy an adversary
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