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adv
In a southerly direction; towards the south.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
plural of Southward
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
toward the south
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: southerly, southward
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh2wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh2w-én-s Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh2ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south English -wards English southwards From south + -wards.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
