in back of

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in bak uhv, ov]
- /ɪn bæk ʌv, ɒv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in bak uhv, ov]
- /ɪn bæk ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of in back of words

noun in back of the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine. 1
noun in back of the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back. 1
noun in back of the rear portion of any part of the body: the back of the head. 1
noun in back of the whole body, with reference to clothing: the clothes on his back. 1
noun in back of ability for labor; effort; endurance: He put his back into the task. 1
noun in back of the part opposite to or farthest from the front; the rear part: the back of a hall. 1

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Origin of in back of

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English bak, Old English bæc back of the body; cognate with Old Frisian bek, Old Saxon, Old Norse bak; perhaps < Indo-European *bhogo- bending; cf. bacon

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Parts of speech for In back of

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adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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in back of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for in back of

adj in back of

behind — If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of them from you, or nearer their back rather than their front.
last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
hind — situated in the rear or at the back; posterior: the hind legs of an animal.
after — If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of time that follows that date or event.

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adj in back of

front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
anterior — Anterior describes a part of the body that is situated at or towards the front of another part.
preceding — that precedes; previous: Refer back to the footnote on the preceding page.
previous — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.

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