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Meaning of affirmative

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  affirmative
      adj 1: affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision";
             "affirmative votes" [syn: {affirmative}, {affirmatory}]
             [ant: {negative}]
      2: expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook" [syn:
         {affirmative}, {optimistic}]
      3: expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative
         criticism"; "an affirmative nod" [syn: {approving},
         {affirmative}, {approbative}, {approbatory}, {plausive}]
      n 1: a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
           [ant: {negative}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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