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afar

UK/əˈfɑː/ US/əˈfɑɹ/ fairly common

adverb

1.

(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far

  • “we traveled afar”
  • “we could see the ship afar off”
  • “the Magi came from afar”

Origin

From Middle English afer, equivalent to a- (“for, on, or of”) + far.

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