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-wards

 
var. of -ward: towards; afterwards.
Origin:
ME; OE -weardes, equiv. to -weard toward (see ward ) + -es -s 1
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-ward or -wards  
suff.  
    1. In a specified direction in time or space: downward.
    2. Toward a specified place or position: skyward.
    3. Occurring or situated in a specified direction: leftward.
    4. Having a direction toward a specified place or position: landward.
    1. Occurring or situated in a specified direction: leftward.
    2. Having a direction toward a specified place or position: landward.


[Middle English, from Old English -weard; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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-wards  
suff.   Variant of -ward.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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-wards

A-morn"ings\, adv. [See Amorwe. The -s is a genitival ending. See -wards.] In the morning; every morning. [Obs.]

And have such pleasant walks into the woods A-mornings. --J. Fletcher.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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