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back-

back-

See also: back, Back, and bäck

English

Prefix

back-

  1. Back in its adverbial senses.
  2. Situated, located, or toward the rear; backward or in reverse; in return; again.
  3. (Britain) False; pseudo-.
    backfriend

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_back-'>English words prefixed with back-</a>

Etymology

From Middle English bak-, bac-, apheretic form of abak, aback ‎(“aback”, adverb). See also aback.

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