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1
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
- issued specific negations of all of the charges against her
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2
the doing away with something by formal action
- a ruling by the Supreme Court that many regarded as a negation of the basic right of privacy
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'Negging' Moves Beyond The Bar
'Negging' Moves Beyond The Bar
The skeevy art of the insult as come-on
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The first known use of negation was in the 15th century
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