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from O.E. fram "from, since, by, as a result," originally "forward movement, advancement," evolving into sense of "movement away," from P.Gmc. *fr- (Cf. O.S., O.H.G., Goth. fram "from, away," O.N. fra "from," fram "forward"), corresponding to PIE *pr- (see PRO- (Cf. pro-)).

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