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négation

Pronunciation: /ne.ɡa.sjɔ̃/

“négation” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. denial (act of denying)
  2. negative

In French

  1. Affirmation du contraire.
  2. Mots qui servent à nier, comme « ne … pas, ne … point, ne … mie », etc.
  3. Permutation entre vrai et faux: négation logique.
  4. Réduction à néant, annihilation.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin negātiō.

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