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gainsaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gain-saw
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Gainsaying; contradiction.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English gainsawe, ȝeinsawe, equivalent to gain- + saw (“a saying”). Compare gainsay.

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Inflected Forms

gain-saw (alternative)

Questions

What does gainsaw mean?
Gainsaying; contradiction.
Where does gainsaw come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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