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Ere
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- The names of the vessels are not given, but it is probable that you have them ere this.
- He must, in fact, calculate on experiencing many such ere his exertions are crowned with triumph.
- Ere the lapse of many weeks, perhaps days, the skating season will be inaugurated.
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World English Dictionary
| ere (ɛə) | |
| —conj, —prep | |
| a poetic word for before | |
| [Old English ǣr; related to Old Norse ār early, Gothic airis earlier, Old High German ēr earlier, Greek eri early] | |
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Word Origin & History
ere
O.E. ær (adv., conj., & prep.), from Gmc. *airiz, comp. of *air "early," from PIE *ayer- "day, morning" (cf. Avestan ayar "day," Gk. eerios "at daybreak"). The adv. erstwhile retains the O.E. superl. ærest "earliest."
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