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Webster 1913 Edition

Fromwards

{

From′ward

,

From′wards

, }
p
rep.
[AS.
framweard
about to depart. Cf.
Froward
]
A way from; – the contrary of toward.
[Obs.]
Towards or
fromwards
the zenith.
Cheyne.

Definition 2024

fromwards

fromwards

English

Alternative forms

Preposition

fromwards

  1. (obsolete) away from
    • Cheyne
      Towards or fromwards the zenith.

Antonyms

Etymology

From Old English framweard ‎(“about to depart”). Compare froward.

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