noun
Meaning 1
plural of back
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
backs
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/bæks/
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rhymes with -æks
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CMU ARPABET: B AE1 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The backyard of the University.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: with-definite-article
Qualifier: Cambridge University
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verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of back
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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Etymology
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