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Meaning of hyponegation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Implied negation in a sentence.

uncountable

Examples

“A rich crosslinguistic vein for mining both hypernegation (which doesn't count⟳ when it "should") and hyponegation (which counts when it "shouldn't") is that of the inverse readings of proximative adverbs like⟳ almost and barely.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

hyponeophagia hyponeuston hyponitric acid hyponitrite hyponitrous acid hyponoia

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