"agin" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈɡɪn/
Rhymes: -ɪn Etymology: From Scots agin, variant form of again (“against”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|agin}} Scots agin Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} agin (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial or now often humorous) Alternative form of again Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, humorous, not-comparable, often Alternative form of: again
    Sense id: en-agin-en-adv-sYOPmPeg Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 47 53

Preposition

IPA: /əˈɡɪn/
Rhymes: -ɪn Etymology: From Scots agin, variant form of again (“against”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|agin}} Scots agin Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} agin, {{en-prep}} agin
  1. (dialectal, colloquial, or now often humorous) Alternative form of against Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, dialectal, humorous, often Alternative form of: against Derived forms: aginner
    Sense id: en-agin-en-prep-dZvItoV~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
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