Arow

/əˈroʊ/ adverb

Definition

In a row; one after another in a line or sequence.

Etymology

From Middle English 'arwe' or 'a rewe,' combining the preposition 'a' (on) with 'row' (a line). This is an older, more poetic way of saying what we now usually express as 'in a row.'

Kelly Says

You'll find this word in Shakespeare and older literature—it's basically the medieval English way of saying 'back to back' or 'consecutively,' and it perfectly shows how 'a' + noun combinations have slowly disappeared from English over centuries.

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