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Definition: AWAY-GOING

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration; -- said of crops.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb away-goingly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(away-goingly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective away-going.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Away-going" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: AWAY-GOING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration; -- said of crops.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb away-goingly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(away-goingly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective away-going.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "AWAY-GOING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)