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backward and forward

backward and forward

Also, backwards and forwards.
1. Same as back and forth.
2. Thoroughly, completely, as in He read the speech over and over, until he knew it backwards and forwards. [Late 1500s]
See also: and, backward, forward

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EadbhÁRd-Irish
Roul-Medieval French, Medieval English
Lysandros-Ancient Greek
Griseldagri-ZEL-də (English)English, Scottish, Spanish, Literature
LillieLIL-eeEnglish
Aristarchus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
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