"by far and away" meaning in All languages combined

See by far and away on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} by far and away, {{en-prep phrase}} by far and away
  1. To a very great extent; by far.
    Sense id: en-by_far_and_away-en-prep_phrase-5uOa1jdT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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