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ere  (âr)
prep.
Previous to; before.
conj.
Rather than; before.
[Middle English er, from Old English r; see ayer- in Indo-European roots.]
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]
Translations
ere [ɛəʳ] (poet)
A. PREP → antes de
ere long → dentro de poco
B. CONJ → antes de que
ere (old, poet)
prep → ehe, bevor; ere now → bisher; ere long → binnen Kurzem
conj → ehe, bevor
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