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back and forward

back and forward adverb: synonym of back and forth.

Adverb

back and forward (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of back and forth.
    • We left this place after marching and countermarching back and forward some days.
    Synonyms:
    back and forth

Synonyms of back and forward

Questions about back and forward

What does back and forward mean?
Back and forward means synonym of back and forth.
What part of speech is back and forward?
Back and forward is an adverb.

Words near back and forward in the dictionary

  1. back and edge
  2. back and fill
  3. back and fore
  4. back and forth
  5. back and forths
  6. back and forward
  7. back anno
  8. back annos
  9. back announce
  10. back announced
  11. back announcement

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