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GAINSAYING
Etymology 1
Noun
gainsaying (plural gainsayings)
Opposition, especially in speech.
Refusal to accept or believe something.
Contradiction.
Denial; denying.
(archaic or obsolete) Rebellious opposition; rebellion.
Etymology 2
Verb
gainsaying
present participle of gainsay
Source: Wiktionary
GAINSAY
Gain`say" ( or ; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gainsaid ( or ); p. pr. & vb. n. Gainsaying.] Etym: [OE. geinseien, ageinseien. See Again, and Say to utter.]
Definition: To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid. I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Luke xxi. 15. The just gods gainsay That any drop thou borrow'dst from thy mother, My sacred aunt, should by my mortal sword Be drained. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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