nĕgātĭo

ōnis, f.

nego

I. a denying, denial, negation, Cic. Sull. 13, 39: negatio inficiatioque facti, id. Part. 29, 102.—
II. In partic., a word that denies, a negative, App. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 32, 38.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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