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aback

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??bæk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??bæk/
  • Rhymes: -æk

Etymology 1

  • From Middle English abak, from Old English onbæc.
  • a- (towards) +? back (back).

Compare West Frisian tebek (aback, adverb, literally to/at back), Swedish tillbaka (idem.).

Adverb

aback (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]
  2. (archaic) In the rear; a distance behind. [First attested prior to 1150.]
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Knolles to this entry?)
  3. By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage)
  4. (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
Usage notes
  • (by surprise): Preceded by a form of the word take, see take aback.
Translations

See also

  • Category:English phrasal verbs with particle (aback)

Etymology 2

From abacus.

Noun

aback (plural abacks)

  1. (obsolete) An abacus.
Translations

References

Anagrams

  • Baack, Ba?ka

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abacs

English

Noun

abacs

  1. plural of abac

Anagrams

  • AACSB, ASBCA, BCAAs, Bacas, Cabas, cabas

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