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Rear
/rɪr/
Rear refers to the back part or position of something, or to the act of raising and bringing up children or animals.
Synonyms:
back
raise
nurture
elevate
foster
Antonyms:
front
lead
fore
head
advance
Examples:
"In the second one in the
rear
up-stairs.
In
rear
of all they shouted:
The garden is located at the
rear
of the house.
Etymology:
The word
rear
originates from the Middle English
raere
from Old English
rǣran,
meaning to raise, lift, or bring up, closely related to the term
rise.
Usage Statistics:
71 mentions per 1 million words
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