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back-to-back

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/ˌbæk.təˈbæk/ English

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adverb

  1. With one's back facing that of somebody else.“Stand back to back so that we can see which of you is taller.”
  2. Consecutively; one after the other.“We can't watch these films back to back! That's just way too much for one night.”

noun

  1. A house with a party wall at the rear.

adjective

  1. Sequential or consecutive.“Ruth and Gehrig hit back-to-back home runs.”
  2. With one's back facing that of somebody else.
  3. (of a house) Having a party wall at the rear“We lived in a row of back-to-back houses.”

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