Ne-ga'tion, n.

n. [Lat. negatio, from negare, to say no, to deny, from ne, no, not, and aio, to say yes; Fr. négation, Pr. negatio, Sp. negacion, It. negazione.] 1. The act of denying; assertion of the non-reality or untruthfulness of any thing; declaration that something is not, or has not been, or will not be; denial; — the opposite of affirmation. Our assertions and negations should be yea and nay. Rogers. 2. Description or definition by denial, exclusion, or exception; statement of what a thing is not, or has not, and the like. It may be proved, by way of negation, that they came not from Europe, as having no remainder of the arts, learning, and civilities of it. Heylin.