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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Further \Fur"ther\, adv. [A comparative of forth; OE. further,
forther, AS. fur?or, far?ur; akin to G. f["u]rder. See
{Forth}, adv.]
To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See {Farther}.
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Carries us, I know not how much further, into familiar
company. --M. Arnold.
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They sdvanced us far as Eleusis and Thria; but no
further. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
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{Further off}, not so near; apart by a greater distance.
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