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Noun: negation  ni'geyshun
  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

Derived forms: negations

See also: negate

Type of: denial, disaffirmation, proposition, statement

Encyclopedia: Negation