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rear
What does rear mean?
rear (noun): the back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use rear in a sentence?
- His room was toward the rear of the hotel. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce rear?
/ɹɪɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rear come from?
From Middle English rere, from Anglo-Norman rere, ultimately from Latin retro.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of rear?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “rear” mean?
the back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last in order
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