from

/frʌm/, /frɑm/, /frəm/ prep (ORIGIN)

Definition

› used to show the origin of something or someone: I heard music coming from my room. Someone from the bank just called. Where are you from? US Route 1 runs from Maine to Florida.

(Definition of from prep (ORIGIN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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from prep PREVENTION
from prep PROTECTION
from prep RANGE
from prep REDUCE

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