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GAINST
\ɡˈe͡ɪnst], \ɡˈeɪnst], \ɡ_ˈeɪ_n_s_t]\
Definitions of GAINST
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
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a
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against
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1908
- Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson
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gainst
1919
- The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry
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