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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Afar \A*far"\, adv [Pref. a- (for on or of) + far.]
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
The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar.
--Beattie.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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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