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downstrokes

downstrokes is the plural of downstroke.

Meaning of downstroke

Noun

downstroke (plural downstrokes)

  1. A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
    • It was written, not printed; written in a clear, even hand, with thick downstrokes and thin upstrokes, very large, easier than print, and so beautiful that Lucy stared at it for a whole minute and forgot about reading it.1952, C. S. Lewis, chapter 10, in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Collins, published 1998

Questions about downstrokes

What is downstrokes the plural of?
Downstrokes is the plural of downstroke.

Words near downstrokes in the dictionary

  1. downstricken
  2. downstrike
  3. downstrikes
  4. downstriking
  5. downstroke
  6. downstrokes
  7. downstroy
  8. downstroyed
  9. downstroying
  10. downstroys
  11. downstruck

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