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en arrière

en arrière phrase: toward the back.

Phrase

en arrière

  1. (ballet) Toward the back.
    Antonyms:
    en avant
  2. With its back to the viewer.
    • Argent, a Bend between six Bees en Arrière Sable : BEESTON.1790, Anthony Wood, The history and antiquities of the colleges and halls in the university of Oxford, page 256
    • […] a chevron between two boars ' heads erased in chief and a bee volant en arrière in base all counterchanged.1902, Joseph Foster, Some Feudal Coats of Arms and Others, page 225
    Synonyms:
    recursant, tergiant

Synonyms of en arrière

Antonyms

  • en avant

Questions about en arrière

What does en arrière mean?
En arrière means toward the back.
What part of speech is en arrière?
En arrière is a phrase.

Words near en arrière in the dictionary

  1. emyds
  2. emylcamate
  3. emys
  4. Emäsalo
  5. en
  6. en arrière
  7. en banc
  8. en bloc
  9. en bloc clip
  10. en bloc clips
  11. en brochette

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