1
: at a considerable distance to the rear
from our far-back position
we stood far back
2
: in or into the remote past
a far-back ancestor
venturing far back we can perhaps explore the beginnings of reason

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“Far back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20back. Accessed 7 Dec. 2024.

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