Dictionary![]() ![]() down•wardPronunciation: (doun'wurd), [key] —adv. 1. Also,down'wards.from a higher to a lower place or condition. 2. down from a source or beginning: As the river flows downward, it widens. 3. from a past time, predecessor, or ancestor: The estate was handed downward from generation to generation. —adj. 1. moving or tending to a lower place or condition. 2. descending from a source or beginning. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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