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Old English · noun

wiþersprecend

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong nd-stem
IPA
/ˌwi.θerˈspre.kend/
[ˌwi.ðerˈspre.kend]
Syllables
ˌwi · θer · ˈspre · kend (4 syllables)
Modern English
contradictercontradictscontradict

Meaning

  1. one who contradicts; a contradicter

Declension

All forms (6)

Etymology

From *wiþersprecan + -end. Alternatively from wiþer- + *sprecend.

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