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rear·ward

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–adverb

1.	Also, rearwards. toward or in the rear.

–adjective

2.	located in, near, or toward the rear.

3.	directed toward the rear.

–noun

4.	a position at the rear: in the rearward of fashion.

5.	the rear division of a military unit.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME rerewarde < AF. See rear¹, -ward

]

—Related forms

rear·ward·ness, noun

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rear·ward¹ Audio Help   (rîr'wərd) Pronunciation Key
adv.   Toward, to, or at the rear.

adj.   At or in the rear.

n.   A rearward direction, point, or position.

rear'wards adv.

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rear·ward² Audio Help (rîr'wôrd') Pronunciation Key
n. The rear guard of an armed force.

[Middle English rerewarde, from Anglo-Norman : rere, behind (from Latin retrō; see re- in Indo-European roots) + warde, guard (of Germanic origin; see wer-³ in Indo-European roots).]

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rearward
adjective
1.	located in or toward the back or rear; "the chair's rear legs"; "the rear door of the plane"; "on the rearward side" [syn: rear]
2.	directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"
adverb
1.	at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car" [syn: back] [ant: forrad]
noun
1.	direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"