alongst

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adverb

along

OriginMiddle English alongest ← Old English onlong →
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Meanings

adverbalongst (not comparable)

alternative alangst · alternative alongest

  1. archaicnot comparablealong
preposition

alternative alangst · alternative alongest

  1. archaicalong

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
along

Origin

  1. Old Englishonlong
  2. Middle Englishalongest
  3. Englishalongst

Probably from earlier alonges, from Middle English alongest, alonge, on longe, from Old English onlong, andlang, andlanges. By surface analysis, along + -st (excrescent ending).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

alongst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alongst

MLA

“alongst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alongst. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alongst,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alongst.

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