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},
{
"word": "progressive"
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"name": "英語",
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"source": "w"
},
{
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "英語 接尾辞\"-ward\"",
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"etymology_texts": [
"back + -ward"
],
"forms": [
{
"form": "more backward"
},
{
"form": "most backward"
}
],
"lang": "英語",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
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"glosses": [
"後方への。"
],
"id": "ja-backward-en-adj-79iuPxEQ"
},
{
"glosses": [
"逆の。"
],
"id": "ja-backward-en-adj-B8kaTFm6"
},
{
"glosses": [
"進歩の遅れた。"
],
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"遅",
"おく"
]
]
}
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"ipa": "ˈbæk.wɜːd"
}
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"word": "retrograde"
},
{
"word": "third world"
}
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"word": "backward"
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"back + -ward"
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"後方に。"
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"逆に。"
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},
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"過去に溯って。"
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"id": "ja-backward-en-adv-NAyZB3C-",
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"溯",
"さかのぼ"
]
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"悪い状態に"
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"word": "backwards"
}
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"word": "backward"
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{
"word": "progressive"
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"back + -ward"
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{
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
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"senses": [
{
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"後方への。"
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},
{
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"逆の。"
]
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"進歩の遅れた。"
],
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"遅",
"おく"
]
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"word": "forwards"
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"英語 接尾辞\"-ward\""
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"back + -ward"
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{
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"後方に。"
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{
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"逆に。"
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{
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"過去に溯って。"
],
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[
"溯",
"さかのぼ"
]
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},
{
"glosses": [
"悪い状態に"
],
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"悪",
"わる"
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]
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],
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{
"word": "backwards"
}
],
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}
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