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DOWNSTROKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does downstroke mean?
• DOWNSTROKE (noun)
The noun DOWNSTROKE has 1 sense:
1. a stroke normally made in a downward direction
Familiarity information: DOWNSTROKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stroke normally made in a downward direction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("downstroke" is a kind of...):
stroke (a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush)
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