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adown.

Down, downward; to or in a lower place.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/əˈdaʊn/
  1. Down, downward; to or in a lower place.

    archaic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English adoun, from Old English adūn, earlier ofdūne (“down”), from of dūne (“off the hill”) (compare Latin ad vallum > Old French à val, used in the same way).

prep/əˈdaʊn/
  1. Down.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English adoun, from Old English adūn, earlier ofdūne (“down”), from of dūne (“off the hill”) (compare Latin ad vallum > Old French à val, used in the same way).

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