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English noun: double negative | |||
| 1. | double negative (communication) an affirmative constructed from two negatives | ||
| Samples | A not unwelcome outcome. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affirmative | ||
| 2. | double negative (communication) a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative | ||
| Samples | I don't never go. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | negative | ||
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