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nonback

adj

Etymology

From non- + back.

  1. inherited from *bʰeg-✻ — “to bend”
  2. inherited from *baką✻
  3. inherited from *bak✻
  4. inherited from bæc
  5. inherited from bak
  6. prefixed as nonback — “non + back”

Definitions

  1. Not back

    Not back; not produced at the back of the mouth.

    • Therefore these facts are doubly anomalous, since they have not only gemination after a nonback vowel but also after a vowel that is stressed.

  2. Not of or pertaining to the back (rear side of the body).

    • As we have noted, back pain may stem from many nonback conditions, including peptic ulcer, prostate disease, kidney disease, retroverted uterus...

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA