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astray
 
SYLLABICATION:a·stray
PRONUNCIATION:  -str
ADVERB:1. Away from the correct path or direction. See synonyms at amiss. 2. Away from the right or good, as in thought or behavior; straying to or into wrong or evil ways.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old French estraie, past participle of estraier, to stray. See stray.
OTHER FORMS:a·stray —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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