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Idioms about negative

    in the negative, in the form of a negative response, as a refusal, denial, or disagreement; no: The reply, when it finally came, was in the negative.

Origin of negative

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Latin negātīvus “denying”; see negate, -ive; replacing Middle English negatif (noun and adjective), from Middle French, from Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM negative

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How to use negative in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for negative

Derived forms of negative

negatively, adverbnegativeness or negativity, noun
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Scientific definitions for negative

negative
[ nĕgə-tĭv ]

Less than zero.
Having the electric charge or voltage less than zero.
Devoid of evidence of a suspected condition or disease, as a diagnostic test.
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