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from \(')fr*m, 'fra:m also f*m\ pp [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG fram, adv., 
   forth, away, OE faran to go m more at FARE 1: - used as a function word to 
   indicate a starting point: as  11: a place where a physical movement begins 
   {came here ~ the city}  12: a starting point in a statement of limits {cost 
   ~ $5 to $10}  2: - used as a function word to indicate separation as  21: 
   physical separation  22: an act or condition of removal, abstention, 
   exclusion, release, or dif ferentiation 3: - used as a function word to 
   indicate the source, cause, agent, or ba sis