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astride.

With one’s legs on either side.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/əˈstɹaɪ̯d/[əˈstɹ̝̊ʷaɪ̯d][əˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪ̯d]

  1. With one’s legs on either side.

    not-comparable
    The men ride their horses astride.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English stride English astride From a- + stride.

prep/əˈstɹaɪ̯d/[əˈstɹ̝̊ʷaɪ̯d][əˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪ̯d]

  1. With one’s legs on either side of.

    The boy sat astride his father’s knee.

  2. Extending across (something).

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English stride English astride From a- + stride.

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