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rearguard

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n.

[Mil.] Nachhut

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rear ¹
rear ²
rear light
rear-view ˈmirror
rear-wheel drive
rearguard
rearm
rearrange
reason
reasonable
reasonably

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monocular

/ məˈnɒkjʊlə

adjective , noun

with, for, or in one eye …

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