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adjective (earli, er)
- At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
- At eleven, we went for an lunch.
- She began reading at an age.
- His mother suffered an death.
- arrive, Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on-time.
- You're today! I don't usually see you before nine o'clock.
- The guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes.
- Near the start or beginning.
- ''The play "Two Gentlemen of Verona" is one of Shakespeare's works.
Translations: - French: en avance
- Spanish: primero/primera
(trans-bottom)
- Dutch: vroeg
- German: frí¼h
- Italian: primo
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adverb (earli, er)
- At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
- ''We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left .
Translations: - French: tí´t
- Italian: presto
- Spanish: temprano
Etymology: From erli, írlice, rlÄce, from írOld English, r (before) + the adverbial suffix -lÄce.
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