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rear

 
/rɪər/ adj [not gradable] (AT THE BACK)

Definition

at or near the back of something: I had the rear brakes on the car redone. She entered the school through an unlocked rear door. Our dog hurt his rear left leg.
(Definition of rear adj (AT THE BACK) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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