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lookaround

lookaround noun: collective term for lookahead and lookbehind.

Noun

lookaround (countable and uncountable, plural lookarounds)

  1. (regular expressions) Collective term for lookahead and lookbehind.

Forms of lookaround

plurallookarounds

Origin of lookaround

Deverbal from look around.

Phrases with lookaround

Questions about lookaround

What does lookaround mean?
Lookaround means collective term for lookahead and lookbehind.
What part of speech is lookaround?
Lookaround is a noun.
What is the plural of lookaround?
The plural of lookaround is lookarounds.

Words near lookaround in the dictionary

  1. lookahead time
  2. lookahead times
  3. lookaheads
  4. lookalike
  5. lookalikes
  6. lookaround
  7. lookarounds
  8. lookaside
  9. lookasides
  10. lookatcha
  11. lookatchu

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