gegen-

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German

Etymology

gegen in compounds. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Cognate with English gain-.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ge‧gen-
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Prefix

gegen-

  1. against, contrary to, contra-

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