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Meaning
Adv
●
With one’s
legs
on either side.
Prep
●
With one’s
legs
on either
side
of.
●
Extending across (something).
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Origin
astride
English
a-
English
a-
Anglo-Norman
e-
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
ex-
Latin
a-
Middle English (1100-1500)
a-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
ab
Latin
ἀ-
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
stride
English
stridan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Atop
Athwart
Straddling
Aboard
Majestically
Beneath
Beside
Upright
East
Steed
Past
Next To
Ramrod Straight
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