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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
from/frəm/
preposition
  • 1 indicating the point in space or time at which a journey, process, or action starts.
  • 2 indicating source or provenance.

    ■ indicating the raw material of manufacture.

  • 3 indicating the starting point of a specified range.
  • 4 indicating separation, removal, or prevention.
  • 5 indicating a cause.
  • 6 indicating a distinction.
– phrases
from day to day (or hour to hour etc.) daily (or hourly etc.).
from time to time occasionally.
– origin OE fram, from, of Gmc origin; rel. to ON frá (see fro).
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