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  • preposition 1 indicating the point in space or time at which a journey, process, or action starts. 2 indicating source or provenance. 3 indicating the starting point of a range. 4 indicating separation, removal, or prevention. 5 indicating a cause. 6 indicating a difference.

  — PHRASES from time to time occasionally.

  — ORIGIN Old English.

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