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- noun Plural form of
negation .
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Examples
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A related view also occurs much later; Ashworth reports that Menghus Blanchellus Faventinus held that term negations such as ˜nonman™ are true of non-beings, and he concluded from this that ˜A nonman is a chimera™ is true (apparently assuming that ˜chimera™ is also true of nonbeings). [
The Traditional Square of Opposition Parsons, Terence 2006
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This concerns many people's claims against Christianity, which are in fact negations of heresies.
Bishop Pierre Whalon: Why I Am Not An Atheist Bishop Pierre Whalon 2011
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"Never mind that," I interposed, to save myself from being swept out of the office by his flood of negations.
THE DESCENT 2010
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"There are no signs of progress whatsoever," said Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergi Kapanadze, who leads the team of Georgian negations.
Russia, Georgia to Restart WTO Talks Giorgi Lomsadze 2011
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In spite of the treacherously slow pace of these negations, and the ever-present danger that the whole process might collapse, there are more attractive snapshots to convey from this littoral city than just its beautiful beaches.
Jonathan Wootliff: Good News From Durban Jonathan Wootliff 2011
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Last week, contract negations for Meloni to return to Law & Order: SVU fell through.
Law & Order: SVU's Mariska Hargitay: I'll Miss Chris Meloni Terribly 2011
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In spite of the treacherously slow pace of these negations, and the ever-present danger that the whole process might collapse, there are more attractive snapshots to convey from this littoral city than just its beautiful beaches.
Jonathan Wootliff: Good News From Durban Jonathan Wootliff 2011
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The building of homesteads on Palestinian land in hopes of keep this land during the negations process is wrong.
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In spite of the treacherously slow pace of these negations, and the ever-present danger that the whole process might collapse, there are more attractive snapshots to convey from this littoral city than just its beautiful beaches.
Jonathan Wootliff: Good News From Durban Jonathan Wootliff 2011
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The second bit is that the negations are not parallel.
Yanni illustrates an important point about grammar « Motivated Grammar 2008
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