VDict - Definition of double negative

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double negative

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Noun

a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative
- I don't never go

an affirmative constructed from two negatives
- A not unwelcome outcome

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Words contain "double negative" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
negative double-faced double-tongued duple double-breasted alum dual double duplicitous double-dealing more...

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