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hypernegation

hypernegation noun: negation that reinforces, rather than cancels, other negation in a sentence.

Noun

hypernegation (uncountable)

  1. Negation that reinforces, rather than cancels, other negation in a sentence.

Antonyms of hypernegation

Origin of hypernegation

From hyper- (“excessive”) + negation.

Questions about hypernegation

What does hypernegation mean?
Hypernegation means negation that reinforces, rather than cancels, other negation in a sentence.
What part of speech is hypernegation?
Hypernegation is a noun.

Words near hypernegation in the dictionary

  1. hypernaturalistic
  2. hypernavigation
  3. hyperneddylate
  4. hyperneddylated
  5. hyperneddylation
  6. hypernegation
  7. hypernegative
  8. hypernegatively
  9. hypernephroma
  10. hypernephromas
  11. hypernephromata

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