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- backward and forward
backward and forward
backward and forward
Also, backwards and forwards.
2. Thoroughly, completely, as in He read the speech over and over, until he knew it backwards and forwards. [Late 1500s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Gertrudis | | - | Spanish |
Pearle | | PURL | English |
Ozan | | - | Turkish |
Leonid | | lye-ah-NEET (Russian), lee-ah-NEET (Russian) | Russian, Ukrainian |
Gilberta | | khil-BER-tah (Dutch), jeel-BER-tah (Italian) | Dutch, Italian |
Maeleth | | - | Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |