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adj
Showing its back, having its back turned to the viewer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
Synonyms: recursant, en arrière
Antonyms: none provided
History
Ultimately from Latin tergum.
