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backward
/ˈbækwəd/ adjectiveTranslation
DIRECTION [always before noun] › in the direction behind you
geride, arkada
a backward glance 1730DEVELOPMENT › less developed or slower to develop than normal
az gelişmiş ya da normalden daha az hızla gelişen
a backward country5971788(Definition of backward adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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