ere

[ air ]
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preposition, conjunction

Origin of ere

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English ǣr, ēr (cognate with German ehr), comparative of ār soon, early; cognate with Gothic air.See erst, early

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ere

/ (ɛə) /


conjunction, preposition
  1. a poetic word for before

Origin of ere

1
Old English ǣr; related to Old Norse ār early, Gothic airis earlier, Old High German ēr earlier, Greek eri early

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