"backish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From back + -ish. Etymology templates: {{af|en|back|-ish}} back + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} backish (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Somewhat at the back. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-backish-en-adj-9GSWQ~Su
  2. (linguistics, of a vowel) Somewhat or approximately back. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-backish-en-adj-DU3fK8tr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 41 59 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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