"home-and-away" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} home-and-away (not comparable)
  1. (British English, sports) Of a series of two matches: having one game played at each competitor's home ground. Tags: British, English, not-comparable Categories (topical): Sports Synonyms: home-and-home [North-America], home and away

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