| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: |  r. |
| DEFINITION: | (To be) late, behind, in back. Achernar, from Arabic a r, last, end. |
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