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earlier

/ˈɝliɚ/ · 7 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. adverb

    earlier in time; previously

    I had known her before

  2. adverb

    comparatives of ‘soon’ or ‘early’

    Come a little sooner, if you can

  3. adverb

    before now

    why didn't you tell me in the first place?

  4. adjective

    (comparative and superlative of ‘early’) more early than; most early

    a fashion popular in earlier times

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