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positif

British

/ ˈpɒsɪtɪf /

noun

(on older organs) a manual controlling soft stops

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Etymology

Origin of positif

from French: positive

Example Sentences

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Mauvaise Nouvelle EBOLA: Le Mali vient d'enregistrer son premier cas positif.

From Time • Oct. 23, 2014

C'est là également que notre entendement a donné les plus grandes preuves de sa force, parce que les ideés qu'il y considère sont du plus haut degré d'abstraction possible dans l'ordre positif.

From Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews by Huxley, Thomas Henry

Jusqu'à présent la chose se lit bien, le sens en est raisonnable et positif.

From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

Cette règle fait désormais partie du droit positif.

From The League of Nations and its Problems Three Lectures by Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)

That both Ch�teaubriand and Lamartine belong rather to the imaginative than to the positif class, cannot be denied; but they are renowned throughout the world, and France is proud of them.

From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton

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