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rearward
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[ˈrɪəwəd], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- directed towards the back
(e.g: a slight rearward movement)
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Origin
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Middle English (as a noun denoting the rear part of an army): from Anglo-Norman French rerewarde ‘rearguard’; the adjective dates from the late 16th century and is from rear + -ward
[ˈrɪəwəd], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- towards the back
(e.g: the engine nozzles point rearward)
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Origin
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Middle English (as a noun denoting the rear part of an army): from Anglo-Norman French rerewarde ‘rearguard’; the adjective dates from the late 16th century and is from rear + -ward
[ˈrɪəwəd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the part or position at the back of something
(e.g: it would occupy its position in the advance, not in the rearward of the times)
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Origin
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Middle English (as a noun denoting the rear part of an army): from Anglo-Norman French rerewarde ‘rearguard’; the adjective dates from the late 16th century and is from rear + -ward
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