darkness is the negation of light

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• negation — ne•ga•tion [[t]nɪˈgeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge[/ex] 2) a denial: a negation of one s beliefs[/ex] 3) something that is without existence; nonentity 4) the absence or opposite of something… …   From formal English to slang

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