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ere

[air] Example Sentences Origin

ere

[air]
preposition, conjunction

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

air, e'er, ere, err, heir.
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Ere is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example Sentences
  • Ere the lapse of many weeks, perhaps days, the skating season will be inaugurated.
  • Arazoak globalak badira, globala ere izan beharko du iraultzak, edo ez da gertatuko.
  • It is to be hoped that a greater degree of publicity may ere long be found compatible with the public good.
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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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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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