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erenow

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[air-nou] / ɛərˈnaʊ /

adverb

  1. before this time.

Etymology

Origin of erenow

First recorded in 1300–50, erenow is from Middle English ar now. See ere, now

Example Sentences

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You say true, lovely Ellen; and I have done enough, erenow, to insure its heaviest weight.

From Fanshawe by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

He hath done a wild thing erenow, this pious Master Dimmesdale, in the hot passion of his heart!”

From The Scarlet Letter by Foote, Mary Hallock

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