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back then

back then prepositional phrase: at that time, at the time referred to in the past.

Prepositional phrase

  1. At that time, at the time referred to in the past.
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back then meaning in Punjabi

back then in Punjabi

back then
ਓਦਣ odaṇ

Questions about back then

What does back then mean?
Back then means at that time, at the time referred to in the past.
What is back then in Punjabi?
Back then in Punjabi is ਓਦਣ (odaṇ). See Back then meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is back then?
Back then is a prepositional phrase.

Words near back then in the dictionary

  1. back teeth
  2. back that train up
  3. back the field
  4. back the right horse
  5. back the wrong horse
  6. back then
  7. back time
  8. back titrate
  9. back titrated
  10. back titrates
  11. back titrating

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Adapted from Wiktionary: back then (page history and authors); ਓਦਣ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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