Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (1)
1.
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance;
far;
- Example: "we traveled afar"- Example: "we could see the ship afar off"- Example: "the Magi came from afar"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Afar \A*far"\, adv. [Pref. a- (for on or of) + far.]
At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used
with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from
afar; I saw him afar off.
[1913 Webster]
The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar.
--Beattie.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
afar
adv 1: (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far;
"we traveled afar"; "we could see the ship afar off";
"the Magi came from afar"