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DOUBLE NEGATIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A grammatically substandard but emphatic negative

Example:

I don't never go

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("double negative" is a kind of...):

negative (a reply of denial)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An affirmative constructed from two negatives

Example:

A not unwelcome outcome

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("double negative" is a kind of...):

affirmative (a reply of affirmation)

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