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ere

Pronunciation: /ɛː/

Definition of ere

preposition & conjunction

literary or archaic

before (in time): [as preposition]:we hope you will return ere long

Origin:

Old English ǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eer and German eher

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Definition of ere in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

erasure
Erato
Eratosthenes
erbium
Erdrich, Louise
ere
Erebus
Erebus, Mount
Erech
Erechtheum
erect

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en l'an 10 de notre ère in ère Fr-Eng

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noun

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