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adv
Some time ago; beforehand; formerly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, not-comparable, poetic
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ey- Proto-Indo-European *-eri Proto-Indo-European *h2éyeri Proto-Germanic *airi Proto-Germanic *airiz Old English ǣr Middle English er English ere English while English erewhile From ere + while.
