"again-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Middle English agen-, ayen-, from Old English ongēan- (“towards, opposite, against, back, again, anew”). More at again. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|agen-}} Middle English agen-, {{inh|en|ang|ongēan-||towards, opposite, against, back, again, anew}} Old English ongēan- (“towards, opposite, against, back, again, anew”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} again-, {{en-prefix}} again-
  1. (obsolete, no longer productive) Prefix meaning again, against, back, or in return. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme, obsolete
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