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rear

 
 
/rɪər/ noun

Translation

the rear the back part of something
geri, arka
First class accommodation is towards the rear of the train.1717
bring up the rear to be at the back of a group of people who are walking or running
en arkadan gelmek, en sonunda bulunmak
15631621
rear adjective [always before noun]
arka
a rear window/wheel
(Definition of rear noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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