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Far

adverb

1.

To a considerable degree; very much. "Felt far worse than yesterday" , "Eyes far too close together"

2.

At or to or from a great distance in space. "Strayed far from home" , "Sat far away from each other"

3.

At or to a certain point or degree. "How far can we get with this kind of argument?"

4.

Remote in time. "All that happened far in the past"

5.

To an advanced stage or point.

adjective

(farther and farthest are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest)

1.

Located at a great distance in time or space or degree. "Far corners of the earth" , "The far future" , "A far journey" , "The far side of the road" , "Far from the truth" , "Far in the future"

2.

Being of a considerable distance or length.

3.

Being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle. "The right side is the far side of the horse"

4.

Beyond a norm in opinion or actions.

noun

1.

A terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again. Synonyms: ALIR, Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, Former Armed Forces, Interahamwe.

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