distad

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adverb

Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.

Opposite
proximad
OriginEnglish disto- ← Middle English distaunt ← Old French distant →
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Meanings

adverbdistad (comparative more distad, superlative most distad)

comparative more distad · superlative most distad

  1. anatomyToward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
proximad

Origin

  1. Latindistō
  2. Latindistāns
  3. Old Frenchdistant
  4. Middle Englishdistaunt
  5. Englishdistant
  6. Englishdistalbf.
  7. Englishdisto-
  8. Englishdistad

From disto- + -ad.

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APA

distad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distad

MLA

“distad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distad.

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