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Dictionary Definition

afar adv : (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"

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English

Etymology

Pref. a- (for on or of) + far.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /ʌˈfaɹ/

Adverb

afar
  1. At, to, or from a great distance; far away; — often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off.
    • 2005, Parmenides, On nature. In: Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 237b.
      And you, from this way of enquiry, must keep your thought afar.

Finnish

Noun

  1. Afar (language)

Icelandic

Adverb

afar
  1. very, immensely, ever so, highly,
  2. most
  1. afar þakklátur
  2. most grateful greatly
  1. thoroughly, all, widely
  2. a great
  1. afar margir
  2. a great many

Noun

afar
  1. grandfathers, the form of afi meaning "grandfather"

Swedish

Noun

  1. Afar (language)

Extensive Definition

Afar may refer to:
The acronym AFAR refers to the following:
afar in Catalan: Àfar
afar in German: Afar
afar in Spanish: Afar (desambiguación)
afar in French: Afar
afar in Croatian: Afar
afar in Dutch: Afar
afar in Norwegian: Afar
afar in Portuguese: Afar (desambiguação)
afar in Serbo-Croatian: Afar
afar in Finnish: Afar
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