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far and wide

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
far and wide
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Over a great distance or large area; nearly everywhere.

Etymology

From Middle English fer and wide (“far and wide”). Compare Middle English wide and side, widen and siden (“far and wide”), from Old English wīde and sīde (“far and wide”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

high and low far and away

Frequently Paired Words

high and low far and away

Synonyms

far and near

Questions

What does far and wide mean?
Over a great distance or large area; nearly everywhere.
Where does far and wide come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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