afar
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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