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abreast

ab·reast

UK/əˈbɹɛst/ US/ʌˈbrɛst/ rare obsolete

adverb

1.

alongside each other, facing on the same direction

Origin

From Middle English abrest. By surface analysis, a- (“on, at”) + breast, meaning “breasts (chests) in line, side-by-side and exactly equally advanced”; roughly “breast-by-breast”.

Phrases

  • line abreast

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