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back
Preposition
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Toward the rear.
He went back behind the stands.
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To a place again.
I didn't like it, so I sent it back.
He went back to the same house.
They came back again.
back
Noun
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The back is the rear part of something; it is the part in the other direction from the front.
I went to the back of the house.
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The back is the rear part of the human body.
He had a scar on his back.
back
Verb
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If you back something, you support it.
The Republicans backed the bill.
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If you back up, you move backward.
He put the car in gear and backed right into the garage door.
posting
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noun
(bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records
the posting was made in the cash account
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noun
(= poster)
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
a poster advertised the coming attractions
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noun
(= mailing)
the transmission of a letter
the postmark indicates the time of mailing
period
Noun
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A period is a length of time.
There was a short period when my computer stopped working.
During the first period, Germany scored two goals.
The dinosaurs lived from late in the Triassic period (about 225 million years ago) until the end of the Cretaceous (about 65 million years ago).
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A period is the dot that marks the end of most sentences in English. This -> . is a period.
Should I use an exclamation mark or a period at the end of this sentence?
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A woman's period is the time each month when she passes blood.
I have missed two periods now. I think I must be pregnant.
period
Interjection
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And nothing else; and nothing less; used for emphasis.
When I say "eat your dinner," it means "eat your dinner", period!