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alongst

alongst adverb: along.

Adverb

alongst (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) along

Preposition

alongst

  1. (archaic) along

Forms of alongst

alternative formalangst
alternative formalongest

Origin of alongst

Probably from earlier alonges, from Middle English alongest, alonge, on longe, from Old English onlong, andlang. By surface analysis, along + -st (excrescent ending).

Questions about alongst

What does alongst mean?
Alongst means along.
What part of speech is alongst?
Alongst can be an adverb or a preposition.

Words near alongst in the dictionary

  1. alongshoreman
  2. alongshoremen
  3. alongside
  4. alongside of
  5. alongsides
  6. alongst
  7. Alonnah
  8. Alons
  9. Alonsa
  10. Alonso
  11. Alonzo

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