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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb Back and forth.

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  • adverb dated Back and forth; with an alternating motion.
  • verb dated To go back and forth; to alternate.
  • adjective dated Pertaining to something or someone moving forward and back to the same position.
  • noun dated The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb moving from one place to another and back again

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