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Meaning of DOUBLE NEGATIVE

Pronunciation:  'dubul 'negutiv

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don't never go"
  2. [n]  an affirmative constructed from two negatives; "A not unwelcome outcome"
 
 See Also: affirmative, negative

 

 

 

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