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abackward

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English abakward. Equivalent to aback (“rear”) +‎ -ward (“toward”).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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abackward (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Backward. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).][1]

References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abackward”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.
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