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Up-
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Up-, prefix in senses of UP, added:
1 as an adverb to verbs and verbal derivations, = 'upwards' (upcurved; update).
2 as a preposition to nouns forming adverbs and adjectives (up-country; uphill).
3 as an adjective to nouns (upland; up-stroke).
1 as an adverb to verbs and verbal derivations, = 'upwards' (upcurved; update).
2 as a preposition to nouns forming adverbs and adjectives (up-country; uphill).
3 as an adjective to nouns (upland; up-stroke).
Etymology
OE up(p)-, = UP
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