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"Section F, G and H"


3. In great part; as, the day is far
spent.


4. In a great proportion; by many degrees;
very much; deeply; greatly.


Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is
far above rubies.
Prov. xxxi. 10.


As far as, to the extent, or degree, that.
See As far as, under As.
-- Far
off
. (a) At a great distance,
absolutely or relatively.
(b) Distant in
sympathy or affection; alienated.
"But now, in Christ Jesus, ye
who some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of
Christ." Eph. ii. 13. -- Far other,
different by a great degree; not the same; quite unlike.
Pope. -- Far and near, at a distance and
close by; throughout a whole region.
-- Far and
wide
, distantly and broadly; comprehensively.
"Far and wide his eye commands." Milton. --
From far, from a great distance; from a remote
place.


&fist; Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such
as far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread.


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