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feminine
/neɣaˈθjon/
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Translation
denial
Word origin
From Latin negatio, from negare ('to say no, to deny'). The same root gives English 'negate' and 'negative'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- negatio
- English cognates
- negate, negative
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralnegaciones
Examples
convenció .
His denial did not convince anyone in the room.
.
The denial of the facts only made things worse.
español, "".
In Spanish, negation is formed with the word no.
¿ insistes absurda?
Why do you insist on such an absurd denial?
gesto propuesta.
His gesture was a clear refusal of the proposal.
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