Definitions
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- prefix no longer productive A prefix of
Old English origin meaning "against", "back", "in return", "away", represented in Modern English by a-, an-, on-, and in altered form by the reverse-action prefixun- (i.e.unbuckle ). Also as the initial letter d indread (< Old English ondrǣdan).
Etymologies
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Examples
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We don't yet know whether these allegations are true and-
Is Cain Able? 2011
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However action on key issues remains the preserve of the government and- strikingly- the report does not call for the release of any prisoners despite documenting the use of forced confessions.
Egypt protesters in standoff with military rulers - Wednesday 23 November 2011
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He said "let's roll the dice" with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and-
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It's expertise, it's what he learned when he was a management consultant at Bain & Co. and-
The GOP Goes at It 2011
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Funding is a huge concern and we cannot afford to have a wait- and- see attitude, but must proactively tie up further income streams and funding opportunities, he said.
Georgianne Nienaber: Will PEPFAR HIV Funding Be Flatlined by Budget Battles? Georgianne Nienaber 2011
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Nikki Haley had an op-ed in our paper on Friday, pushing back against this and-
Obama's Oil Panic 2011
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We think a bid test is completely appropriate, and-
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THE HEAD POLICEMAN cursing incoherently at what is happening and-
The Movie Business Book, Third Edition Edited by Jason E. Squire 2004
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ALL THE POLICEMEN rising up behind the wall now, firing, and-
The Movie Business Book, Third Edition Edited by Jason E. Squire 2004
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BUTCH really moving now, dodging, diving, up again and-
The Movie Business Book, Third Edition Edited by Jason E. Squire 2004
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