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      rearguard
      noun
      a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
      Roots
      retrorear- · Latin · behind, backwardenguard- · Frankish · to watch, guard
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      The word rearguard breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Frankish origin: rear-, from Latin retro (“behind, back”); and guard, from Frankish warden (“to watch, guard”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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