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David Holthouse goes furthest afield, discussing how the North in Western literature has long been seen as a place of eternal winter and a storehouse for evil.
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Ford’s golf roots were far afield from the more traditional Sunbelt origins of pro golfers.
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As Ruth Schuster at Haaretz reports, bones of both cetaceans were found near Gibraltar, indicating that the whales ranged much further afield, even using the Mediterranean Sea as a calving ground.
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Corey Hill Outlook Park The Arboretum too far afield?
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This drop occurred despite a 7% increase in hunter days afield in 2017.
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Said to be a distant relative of the Pablo Sandoval who played for the Giants from 2008 to 2014, New Panda has enlivened the clubhouse and sparkled afield.
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Eventually, the process also will require agreement on issues ranging far afield from nuclear matters.
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Bafounta, a midfielder in the mould of Paul Pogba, has been on the books of Nantes but has been attracting attention from further afield for a while due to his formidable reputation in youth football.
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Origin and Etymology of afield
Middle English afelde, going back to Old English on felda, on felde, from on 1on + felda, felde, dative of feld 1field
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First Known Use: before 12th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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faultily, improperly, inappropriately, incorrectly, mistakenly, wrongly;
AFIELD Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of afield for English Language Learners
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: away from home : away from here or there
AFIELD Defined for Kids
adverb
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ə-ˈfēld
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Definition of afield for Students
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: to, in, or into the countryside
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: away from home
- People came from as far afield as Canada.
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: out of a usual, planned, or proper course
- His question led the discussion far afield.
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