"rearward" meaning in English

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Preposition

IPA: /ˈrir.wɝ d/ [US] Forms: rearward
Etymology: rear + -ward Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|rear|ward}} rear + -ward Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. moving or facing back
    Sense id: simple-rearward-en-prep-noFSj0m2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ward
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