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Negation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Negation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement

2

the speech act of negating

3

(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false

4

The act of negating something.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
statement denial proposition
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
contradiction cancellation
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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