#negative a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative" exclusion: affirmative supertype: denial the act of refusing a request; "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges" subtype: no a negative; "his no was loud and clear" subtype: nay a negative; "the nays have it" subtype: double_negative a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don't never go"
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