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a⋅field

  [uh-feeld]
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–adverb
1. abroad; away from home.
2. off the beaten path; far and wide: to go afield in one's reading.
3. off the mark: His criticism was totally afield.
4. in or to the field or countryside.
5. beyond the range or field of one's experience, knowledge, acquaintanceship, etc.: a philosophy far afield of previous philosophical thought.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME afelde, OE on felda. See a- 1 , field
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a·field   (ə-fēld')   
adv.  

  1. Off the usual or desired track. See Synonyms at amiss.

  2. Away from one's home or usual environment.

  3. To or on a field.

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Word Origin & History

afield 
1591, from O.E. on felda, M.E. in felde, from a- "on" (see a- (1)) + field (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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