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dou·ble neg·a·tive

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  1. double negativenoun

    an affirmative constructed from two negatives

    "A not unwelcome outcome"

  2. double negativenoun

    a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative

    "I don't never go"

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  1. Donald Trump:

    The sentence should have been,' I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be Russia,' sort of a double negative, so you can put that in, and I think that probably clarifies things pretty good.

  2. Donald Trump:

    The sentence should have been :' I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be Russia,' sort of a double negative.


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