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devil negation

devil negation noun: 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.

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.

Forms of devil negation

alternative formdevil's negation

Questions about devil negation

What does devil negation mean?
Devil negation means 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.
What part of speech is devil negation?
Devil negation is a noun.

Words near devil negation in the dictionary

  1. devil in music
  2. devil in one's eyes
  3. devil is beating his wife and marrying his daughter
  4. devil is kissing his wife
  5. devil lies in the details
  6. devil negation
  7. devil ray
  8. devil rays
  9. devil screecher
  10. devil screechers
  11. devil seam

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