Etymology

againsaw

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Today it means: Contradiction; gainsaying Full definition →

Middle English againsawe
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromagainsawe
  2. English todayagainsaw

From Middle English againsawe, againsagh, equivalent to again- + saw (“saying”).

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