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homewards

ho·me·wards

uncommon

adverb

1.

toward home

  • “fought his way homeward through the deep snow”
Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English homwardes, hamwardes, from Old English hāmweardes, equivalent to home + -wards. Cognate with Dutch heimwaarts, German heimwärts (“homewards”).

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