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Dictionary

ne•ga•tion

Pronunciation: (ni-gā'shun), [key]
—n.
1. the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
2. a denial: a negation of one's former beliefs.
3. something that is without existence; nonentity.
4. the absence or opposite of something that is actual, positive, or affirmative: Darkness is the negation of light.
5. a negative statement, idea, concept, doctrine, etc.; a contradiction, refutation, or rebuttal: a shameless lie that demands a negation.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

negate

negative

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