again-

prefix

Prefix meaning again, against, back, or in return.

OriginMiddle English agen- ← Old English ongēan- →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. idiomaticobsoletePrefix meaning again, against, back, or in return.

Origin

  1. Old Englishongēan-“towards, opposite, against, back, again, anew”
  2. Middle Englishagen-
  3. Englishagain-

From Middle English agen-, ayen-, from Old English ongēan- (“towards, opposite, against, back, again, anew”). More at again.

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APA

again-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/again-

MLA

“again-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/again-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “again-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/again-.

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