"gainsayed" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gainsayed
  1. (nonstandard) simple past and past participle of gainsay Tags: form-of, nonstandard, participle, past Form of: gainsay
    Sense id: en-gainsayed-en-verb-WlabC08K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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