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

rearward

adjective
 
/ˈrɪəwəd/
 
/ˈrɪrwərd/
(formal)
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  1. at or near the back of something
    • rearward seats
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRearward is used with these nouns:
    • movement
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    Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun denoting the rear part of an army): from Anglo-Norman French rerewarde ‘rearguard’; the adjective dates from the early 17th cent. and is from the noun rear + -ward.
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