"acrost" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [English]

Rhymes: -ɒst Etymology: From across + excrescent t. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} acrost, {{en-prep}} acrost
  1. (US, dialectal, nonstandard) Alternative form of across. Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, dialectal, nonstandard Alternative form of: across
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1904, Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond), The Magnetic North:",
          "text": "Now ye sling a couple o' saplings acrost the durrt ye've chucked out.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1905, Booth Tarkington, The Conquest of Canaan:",
          "text": "It's in that little brick buildin' straight acrost from the sheriff's door o' the jail--ye've been neighbors this long time!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1913, Horace Annesley Vachell, Bunch Grass:",
          "text": "I'll jest sashay acrost the track an' give 'em my regards.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "Alternative form of across."
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        "(US, dialectal, nonstandard) Alternative form of across."
      ],
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒst"
    }
  ],
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          "ref": "1904, Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond), The Magnetic North:",
          "text": "Now ye sling a couple o' saplings acrost the durrt ye've chucked out.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1905, Booth Tarkington, The Conquest of Canaan:",
          "text": "It's in that little brick buildin' straight acrost from the sheriff's door o' the jail--ye've been neighbors this long time!",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1913, Horace Annesley Vachell, Bunch Grass:",
          "text": "I'll jest sashay acrost the track an' give 'em my regards.\"",
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        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of across."
      ],
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      ],
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        "(US, dialectal, nonstandard) Alternative form of across."
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒst"
    }
  ],
  "word": "acrost"
}

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