"'way" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of away. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Pronunciation spelling of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">away</i></span>.|lang=}} Pronunciation spelling of away., {{pronunciation spelling of|en|away}} Pronunciation spelling of away. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} 'way (not comparable)
  1. Alternative spelling of away Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: away
    Sense id: en-'way-en-adj-CNeCYsp4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

Forms: ’way [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-|head=’way}} ’way (not comparable)
  1. Dated spelling of way (much; far). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-'way-en-adv-RqVNLCq9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronunciation spellings Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 39 30 Disambiguation of English pronunciation spellings: 26 47 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of away. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Pronunciation spelling of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">away</i></span>.|lang=}} Pronunciation spelling of away., {{pronunciation spelling of|en|away}} Pronunciation spelling of away. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} 'way (not comparable)
  1. Alternative spelling of away Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: away
    Sense id: en-'way-en-adv-CNeCYsp4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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