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so far as

so far as conjunction: synonym of as far as (“to the degree or extent that”).

Conjunction

so far as

  1. Synonym of as far as (“to the degree or extent that”).
    • folk-lore, which, in the broadest sense of the word, may be said to embrace the whole body of a people's traditionary beliefs and customs, so far as these appear to be due to the collective action of the multitude and cannot be traced to the individual influence of great men.1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page vii
    Synonyms:
    as far as

Synonyms of so far as

Questions about so far as

What does so far as mean?
So far as means synonym of as far as (“to the degree or extent that”).
What part of speech is so far as?
So far as is a conjunction.

Words near so far as in the dictionary

  1. so be it
  2. so called
  3. so crazy it just might work
  4. so crazy it might just work
  5. so far
  6. so far as
  7. so far so bad
  8. so far so good
  9. so help me
  10. so help me Bob
  11. so help me cat

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