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east

1. east \'e-st\ av [ME est, fr. OE e-ast; akin to OHG o-star to the east,]L 
   aurora dawn, Gk e-o-s, heo-s : to, toward, or in the east 
2. east aj 1: situated toward or at the east  2: coming from the east 
3. east n 1a: the general direction of sunrise : the direction toward the 
   right of  one facing north 1b: the place on the horizon where the sun rises 
   when it is near one of the  equinoxes 1c: the cardinal point directly 
   opposite to west  cap  2: regions lying to the east of a specified or 
   implied point of orientation  3: the altar end of a church