What does "upwards" mean?

Upwards: In the upper parts; above. Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, And down ward fish. Milton.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over. From twenty years old and upward. Num. i.
  2. 3.Upward of, or Upwards of, more than; above. I have been your wife in this obedience Upward of twenty years. Shak.

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