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Origin and Etymology of ways
Middle English wayes, from genitive of 1way
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Definition of -ways
: in (such) a way, course, direction, or manner sideways
Origin and Etymology of -ways
Middle English, from ways, genitive of way
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Definition of -ways for Students
: in such a way, direction, or manner sideways
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