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adown

/əˈdaʊn/
preposition
  1. Down; from a higher to a lower part of. (Archaic or poetic.)
    • Tears streamed adown her cheeks.
    • He walked adown the long hallway.
    • The river flows adown the valley.
adverb
  1. Downward; to or toward a lower position. (Archaic or poetic; rarely used in modern English.)
    • The knight rode adown the hill toward the castle.
    • She cast her eyes adown in shyness.
    • The leaves floated adown from the autumn trees.
Synonyms
downdownward
Antonyms
up
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