positive polarity item

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positive polarity item

noun positive polarity items

A polarity item that only appears in an affirmative (positive) licensing context.

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@misc{positive_polarity_item_2026,
  title = {positive polarity item},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/positive%20polarity%20item},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}