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Word: Adown
Speech Type: Adverb
Old English; earliest use found in King Alfred (c848–899), king of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons. From of + down, with the literal meaning ‘from the hill’
To a lower place or position; downward, down; towards the earth. Frequently with verbs of motion, often those signifying descent, as fall, sink, kneel, etc.
- adoon
Word: Adown
Speech Type: Preposition
Figurative and in figurative contexts. During, over the course of, or after (a period of time); throughout (the course of time).
- adoon
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