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- noun rare An
opponent ;rival ;adversary ;enemy ; (Christianity ) theAdversary ; theDevil .
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From Middle English witherwinne, from Old English wiþerwinna ("opponent, rival, adversary, enemy"), equivalent to wither- (“against”) + win (“to struggle”). Cognate with Old High German widarwinno.
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