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from a distance

from a distance is the alternative form of at a distance.

Meaning of at a distance

Prepositional phrase

  1. In a remote or distant position.
  2. (idiomatic) At a level of detachment or separation.

Questions about from a distance

What is from a distance the alternative form of?
From a distance is the alternative form of at a distance.

Words near from a distance in the dictionary

  1. frollicking
  2. frollicks
  3. frollo
  4. frolovite
  5. from
  6. from a distance
  7. from a mile away
  8. from a standing start
  9. from A to B
  10. from A to izzard
  11. from A to Z

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Adapted from Wiktionary: from a distance (page history and authors); at a distance (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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