Double negative
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A double negative occurs when two forms of negation are used in the same sentence. In some languages (or varieties of a language) negative forms are consistently used throughout the sentence to express a single negation, while in others a double negative is used to negate a negation and therefore resolves to a positive. In the former case, triple and quadruple negation can also be seen, which leads to the terms multiple negation or negative concord.
In literature, denying a negation is known as the trope of litotes.
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See also
- Agreement (linguistics)
- Idiom
- List of common English usage misconceptions
- Negation
- Negation (rhetoric)
- Pleonasm
- Redundancy (language)
- Jespersen's cycle
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