apace
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
a·pace
 (ə-pās') Pronunciation Key
adv.
[Middle English a pas, from Old French : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + pas, step; see pace1.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| apace | |
adverb | |
| with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: quickly] [ant: easy] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Apace
A*pace"\, adv. [Pref. a- + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in which a is the article. See Pace.] With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily. His dewy locks did drop with brine apace. --Spenser. A visible triumph of the gospel draws on apace. --I. Taylor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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