Etymology

offstanding

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Today it means: Standing off; standing or situated at a distance; distant; far removed; remote. Full definition →

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offstanding · adjective1

From off- + standing. Compare Dutch afstand (“distance”), German Abstand (“distance”), Swedish avstånd (“distance”).

offstanding · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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