About The Word Earlier
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Earlier
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What's The Definition Of Earlier?
[adv] earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"
[adv] before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" [adv] comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected" [adj] (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera" [adj] occurring earlier in time; "on earlier occasions" Synonyms | Synonyms for Earlier: before | earliest | early | in the beginning | in the first place | originally | past | sooner | to begin with Related Terms | Find terms related to Earlier: aforetime | already | antecedent | anterior | anticipatory | as yet | before | before all | before now | beforehand | beforetime | ci-devant | down | early | elder | ere | ere then | erenow | erewhile | erst | erstwhile | first | fore | foregoing | former | formerly | heretofore | historically | hitherto | in the past | in times past | inferior | lower | lowest | nether | older | once | only yesterday | or ever | preceding | precurrent | preexistent | prehistorically | previous | previously | prime | prior | priorly | recently | senior | so far | sooner | subjacent | then | theretofore | thus far | under | whilom | yesterday | yet See Also | |
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