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/bæk/ adjective

Translation

[always before noun] at or near the back of something
arkada, sırtta, geride
back door/garden/page I put it in the back pocket of my jeans.1522
back road/street a very small road or street that goes behind or between buildings
arka cadde/yol/sokak
→ See also put sth on the back burner1690
(Definition of back adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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