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southeastward

south·east·ward
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [south-eest-werd; Nautical sou-eest-werd]
    • /ˌsaʊθˈist wərd; Nautical ˌsaʊˈist wərd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [south-eest-werd; Nautical sou-eest-werd]
    • /ˌsaʊθˈist wərd; Nautical ˌsaʊˈist wərd/

Definitions of southeastward word

  • adverb southeastward Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast. 1
  • adjective southeastward facing or tending toward the southeast. 1
  • adjective southeastward coming from the southeast, as a wind. 1
  • noun southeastward the southeast. 1
  • adjective southeastward towards or (esp of a wind) from the southeast 0
  • noun southeastward a direction towards or area in the southeast 0

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Origin of southeastward

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; southeast + -ward

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Parts of speech for Southeastward

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

southeastward popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

southeastward usage trend in Literature

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