αφ'

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Greek

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Preposition

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αφ' (af')

  1. (formal) Contraction of από (apó, from).
    αφ’ ενός … αφ’ ετέρου …af’ enós … af’ etérou …on the one hand … on the other …

Usage notes

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Only used before words which in Ancient Greek has a spiritus asper. Generally unused in ordinary speech outside of certain fixed phrases.