"affirmative sentence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: affirmative sentences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} affirmative sentence (plural affirmative sentences)
  1. (grammar) A sentence that affirms (rather than negates) a proposition. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (sentence that affirms): جُمْلَةٌ مُثْبَتَةٌ (jumlatun muṯbatatun) [feminine] (Arabic), bevestigende zin [masculine] (Dutch), phrase déclarative [feminine] (French), bejahender Satz [masculine] (German), positiver Satz [masculine] (German), frase affermativa [feminine] (Italian), frase afirmativa [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-affirmative_sentence-en-noun-m8E9FN1A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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