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Added 9 October 2026

negation

/nɪˈɡeɪʃn̩/ noun

Latin root: negātiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about negation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement.
The speech act of negating.
(logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false.

Origin

From Middle English negacioun, from Old French negacion, from Latin negātiō (“a denial; negative word”). Morphologically negate + -ion.

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