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apast
–preposition Chiefly South Midland U.S. and Newfoundland.
past; beyond.
Origin:
1890–95; a- (semantically empty, perh. a generalization of adverbial a- 1 ) + past; cf. anear, anigh
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Use in a sentence:
It would reach from Maine to Florida, and from the eastern seaboard to six hundred miles apast, west of the Mississippi.
August 6, 2009