- 1[countable, uncountable] a good or useful quality or aspect Take your weaknesses and translate them into positives. To manage your way out of recession, accentuate the positive.
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in photography - 2[countable] (technology) a developed film showing light and dark areas and colors as they actually were, especially one printed from a negative
- 3[countable] the result of a test or an experiment that shows that a substance or condition is present opposite negative
good quality
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