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Definition of rear adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rear

adjective
 
 
/rɪə(r)/
 
/rɪr/
[only before noun]
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  1. at or near the back of something
    • front and rear windows
    • the rear entrance of the building
    Word Originadjective Middle English (first used as a military term): from Old French rere, based on Latin retro ‘back’.
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