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ere (er)

before (in time)

Etymology: ME er < OE ær, adv., prep., conj., akin to Ger eher, ehe, orig. compar. as seen in Goth airis, earlier < air, early < IE *aier-, dawn < base *ai-, to burn, shine

conjunction

  1. before
  2. sooner than; rather than

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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