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Negation

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ne⋅ga⋅tion

  [ni-gey-shuhn]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L negātiōn- (s. of negātiō) denial. See negate, -ion

Related forms:
ne⋅ga⋅tion⋅al, adjective
ne⋅ga⋅tion⋅ist, noun
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ne·ga·tion   (nĭ-gā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of negating.

  2. A denial, contradiction, or negative statement.

  3. The opposite or absence of something regarded as actual, positive, or affirmative.

ne·ga'tion·al adj.
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Word Origin & History

negation 
1530, from M.Fr. negation, from L. negationem (nom. negatio) "denial," from negatus, pp. of negare "deny, say no" (see deny). The verb negate (1623) is a back-formation.
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Medical Dictionary

negation ne·ga·tion (nĭ-gā'shən)
n.
A denial, contradiction, or negative statement.

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