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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

obverse

Part of Speechnoun

The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.

In a Sentence

“The medal had a cross on the obverse and had a name inscribed on the reverse.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

side obverse. obversedie obversetype obversedies obverseobverse same
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Synonyms

analogouslikeparallelreciprocalfacingpresenting

Antonyms

reverseverso

Related Words

frontfaceright-side-outoppositefrontwardsretroverteden faceintrorse

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