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as of

preposition

Definition of AS OF

: on, at, from —used to indicate a time or date at which something begins or ends <takes effect as of July 1>

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First Known Use of AS OF

1900

Rhymes with AS OF

above, all of, at love, dream of, foxglove, free love, hereof, in love, kid-glove, kind of, make love, out of, ringdove, rock dove, self-love, short of, thereof, tough love, truelove, whereof, white-glove

AS OF Defined for Kids

as of

preposition

Definition of AS OF for Kids

: ¹on 5, at <We begin work as of Tuesday.>

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