Agen

adv, name, prep

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of again. alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete

    "1832-1837, John Clare, Approaching Night O, how I long to be agen That poor and independent man, With labour's lot from morn to night And books to read at candle light;"

Preposition
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of again: against. alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete

    "Mrs Dibble was resentful and peevish at having been trounced into employing old Peter. "You ought to pay that yourself, having took him on agen my wishes.""

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A commune, the capital of Lot-et-Garonne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Synonyms

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afreshanewanother timebesidesin additionmoreover

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"1832-1837, John Clare, Approaching Night O, how I long to be agen That poor and independent man, With labour's lot from morn to night And books to read at candle light;"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Variant of again.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Agen.

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