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English to English adjective
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affirming or giving assent |  | Example: an affirmative decision
affirmative votes
source: wordnet30
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Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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expecting the best | | Example: an affirmative outlook
source: wordnet30
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expressing or manifesting praise or approval | | Example: approbative criticism
an affirmative nod
source: wordnet30 noun
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a reply of affirmation | | Example: he answered in the affirmative
source: wordnet30
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That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative, and ten in the negative. | | source: webster1913
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