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atop

/əˈtɑp/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. adverb

    on, to, or at the top

Word history

From a (“on”) + top.

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Listed in the English Speller Database at size 50: the standard list most spell checkers use.
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Used about 4 times in every million words.
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