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ere

[air]
–preposition, conjunction
before.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE ǣr, ēr (c. G ehr), comp. of ār soon, early; c. Goth air. See erst, early
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ere   (âr)   
prep.  Previous to; before.
conj.  Rather than; before.

[Middle English er, from Old English ǣr; see ayer- in Indo-European roots.]
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