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   Said (?), imp. & p. p. of Say.
   
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   Said, a. Before-mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid; -- used chiefly in legal style.
   
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   Say, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Said (sĕd), contracted from sayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Saying.] [OE. seggen, seyen, siggen, sayen, sayn, AS. secgan; akin to OS. seggian, D. zeggen, LG. seggen, OHG. sagēn, G. sagen, Icel. segja, Sw. säga, Dan. sige, Lith. sakyti; cf. OL. insece tell, relate, Gr. ἔννεπε (for ἐν-σεπε), ἔσπετε. Cf. Saga, Saw a saying.]
   1. To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to declare; as, “he said many wise things”.
   
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   Arise, and say how thou camest here. Shak.
   
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   2. To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, “to say a lesson”.
   
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   Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated
   
   In what thou hadst to say? Shak.
   
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   After which shall be said or sung the following hymn. Bk. of Com. Prayer.
   
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   3. To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively; to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure about; to be determined in mind as to.
   
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   But what it is, hard is to say. Milton.
   
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   4. To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, “he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles”.
   
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   Say, for nonpayment that the debt should double,
   
   Is twenty hundred kisses such a trouble? Shak.
   
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   It is said, or They say, it is commonly reported; it is rumored; people assert or maintain. -- That is to say, that is; in other words; otherwise.
   
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