Definition of "back" []

• The posterior portion of the trunk of the human body between the neck and the pelvis; the dorsum. (noun)
• The analogous dorsal region in other animals. (noun)
• The backbone or spine. (noun)
• The part or area farthest from the front. (noun)
• The part opposite to or behind that adapted for view or use: the back of the hand; wrote on the back of the photograph. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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