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devil's negation

devil's negation is the alternative form of devil negation.

Meaning of devil negation

Noun

devil negation

  1. A phenomenon observed especially in some languages such as Modern Irish, where a special kind of negative expression is formed using words meaning devil or demon.

Questions about devil's negation

What is devil's negation the alternative form of?
Devil's negation is the alternative form of devil negation.

Words near devil's negation in the dictionary

  1. devil's lanes
  2. devil's lettuce
  3. devil's livery
  4. devil's luck
  5. devil's needle
  6. devil's negation
  7. devil's nettle
  8. Devil's Night
  9. Devil's Nights
  10. devil's number
  11. devil's own

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