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far

[ˈfar]

noun

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. farro, a type of hulled wheat. (Most likely emmer (Triticum dicoccum or Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccon) but often mistranslated as spelt (Triticum spelta))
  2. coarse meal; grits
  3. farro
  4. A type of ancient hulled wheat, often identified as emmer. It was also used to refer to coarse meal or grits.
Examples

Ante, deos homini quod conciliare valeret, far erat et puri lucida mica salis.

Of old, the means to win the goodwill of the gods were far and sparkling grains of pure salt.

Pronunciationˈfar

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteCommonly used in Roman religious rituals.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.