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gainst

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  1. gainstpreposition

    against

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. gainstprep.

    Etymology: for against.

    Tremble, ye nations! who, secure before,
    Laugh’d at those arms, that ’gainst ourselves we bore. Dryd.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Gainst

    a poetic abbreviation of against.

Anagrams for gainst »

  1. aginst

  2. at sign

  3. at-sign

  4. giants

  5. sating

  6. tasing

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gainst in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gainst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of gainst in a Sentence

  1. Pindar:

    I hate the miser, whose unsocial breast Locks from the world his useless stores. Wealth by the bounteous only is enjoyed, Whose treasures, in diffusive good employed, The rich return of fame and friends procure, And ?gainst a sad reverse a safe retreat secure.

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    a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
    A excogitate
    B descant
    C abrade
    D caddie

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