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rearward1 definition

rear·ward (rir′wôrd′)

noun

Archaic rear

Etymology: ME rerewarde < Anglo-Fr: see rear guard & ward

rearward2 definition

rear·ward (-wərd)

adjective

at, in, or toward the rear

Etymology: rear + -ward

adverb

backward; toward the rear
also rearwards rear′·wards (-wərdz)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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