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- adverb idiomatic
Available ;ready ; instock .
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- adjective readily available
Etymologies
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From Middle English *onhande, *onhende, from Old English onhende ("on hand, demanding attention"), equivalent to on- + hand. Cognate with Icelandic áhendur ("within reach"). Compare offhand.
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