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\fɹˈɒm], \fɹˈɒm], \f_ɹ_ˈɒ_m]\
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Out of; starting at; beginning with; after.
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In a relation of contrast with; as from grave to gay.
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Having as a cause or origin; by means of; due to.
By James Champlin Fernald
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prep. [Anglo-Saxon, Old Saxon, Frisian, German, Gothic, Swedish] Away; at a distance in time or space; out of, as an effect from a cause; in relation or reference to; consequently, as an inference; in opposition or contrariety to; by aid of—expressing generally the idea of distance or remoteness from a source or origin, or of departure and procession.
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Away, noting privation; noting reception; noting procession, descent, or birth; out of; noting progress from premises to inferences; noting the place or person from whom a message is brought; because of; not near to; noting separation; noting exemption or deliverance; at a distance contrary to; noting removal; From is very frequently joined by an ellipsis with adverbs, as From above, from the parts above; From asar; From behind; From high.
By Thomas Sheridan
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onopordum
- a genus Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers