wordnikfolio commented on the word apast
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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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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
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wordnikfolio commented on the word apast
found at dictionary.com:
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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