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earlier Definition
(r)
earlier
in
time
;
previously
; "
I
had
known
her
before
"; "
as
I
said
before
"; "
he
called
me
the
day
before
but
your
call
had
come
even
earlier
"; "
her
parents
had
died
four
years
earlier
"; "
I
mentioned
that
problem
earlier
"
(r)
comparatives
of
`
soon
''
or
`
early
''; "
Come
a
little
sooner
,
if
you
can
"; "
came
earlier
than
I
expected
"
(r)
before
now
; "
why
didn
''
t
you
tell
me
in
the
first
place
?"
(s) (
comparative
and
superlative
of
`
early
'')
more
early
than
;
most
early
; "
a
fashion
popular
in
earlier
times
"; "
his
earlier
work
reflects
the
influence
of
his
teacher
"; "
Verdi
''
s
earliest
and
most
raucous
opera
"
earlier Synonyms
before
earlier
earliest
in the beginning
in the first place
originally
sooner
to begin with
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