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achter

adjective
ach·​ter
variants: or agter \ ˈäḵ-​tÉ™r \

Definition of achter

Africa
: rear, hindmost —often used in combination achter-oxen

First Known Use of achter

1880, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for achter

obsolete Afrikaans achter- (as in achterveld interior, backcountry—now agter, agterveld), from achter, adverb, behind, after; akin to Old English æfter

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