preposition, conjunction
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| —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
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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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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Example sentences
Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade from my heart.
Ere the last snow-drift melts your tender buds have blown.
All is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin.
He must, in fact, calculate on experiencing many such ere his exertions are crowned with triumph.
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