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to and again

to and again adverb: to and fro; backwards and forwards.

Adverb

to and again (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) To and fro; backwards and forwards.
    • […] in the morning he walked along the shore to and again with his father several hours, always leading him by the hand as if he had been a lady […]1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC

Questions about to and again

What does to and again mean?
To and again means to and fro; backwards and forwards.
What part of speech is to and again?
To and again is an adverb.

Words near to and again in the dictionary

  1. to a turn
  2. to all appearance
  3. to all appearances
  4. to all intents and purposes
  5. to an extent
  6. to and again
  7. to and fro
  8. to and froed
  9. to and froing
  10. to and fros
  11. to arms

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