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A Writer's Dictionary:

astride Definition


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astride
adverb
    1. With a leg on each side.
    2. With legs apart.
prep
    1. With a leg on each side of something.
      Thesaurus: straddling, on the back of, sitting on.
    2. Stretching across.
Etymology: 17c: a-1 + stride.



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