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ex negativo

ex negativo adverb: from the negative.

Adverb

ex negativo (not comparable)

  1. From the negative.

Origin of ex negativo

From the Latin ex negativo.

Questions about ex negativo

What does ex negativo mean?
Ex negativo means from the negative.
What part of speech is ex negativo?
Ex negativo is an adverb.

Words near ex negativo in the dictionary

  1. ex facie
  2. ex gratia
  3. ex hypothesi
  4. ex juris
  5. ex libris
  6. ex negativo
  7. ex nihilo
  8. ex nihilo nihil fit
  9. ex nunc
  10. ex officio
  11. ex opere operato

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