beyond
• preposition & adverb 1 at or to the further side of. 2 more extensive or extreme than. 3 happening or continuing after. 4 having reached or progressed further than (a specified level or amount). 5 to or in a degree where a specified action is impossible. 6 apart from; except. • noun (the beyond) the unknown, especially in references to life after death. — ORIGIN Old English.
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