ere

preposition

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Definition of ere

(Entry 1 of 2)

old-fashioned + literary

: preceding in time : earlier than : before entry 2 sense 2 ere nightfall 'The wind is north from the snows,' said Aragorn. 'And ere morning it will be in the East,' said Legolas.— J. R. R. Tolkien

ere

conjunction

Definition of ere (Entry 2 of 2)

old-fashioned + literary

: before entry 3 "Rumor has it that there will be a wedding in our village ere the daisies are in bloom. … "— Lucy Maud Montgomery I was scarcely in position ere my enemies began to arrive …— Robert Louis Stevenson

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Synonyms & Antonyms for ere

Synonyms: Preposition

afore
[chiefly dialect],
ahead of,
before,
fore
(also 'fore)
[chiefly dialect],
of,
previous to,
prior to,
to

Antonyms: Preposition

Examples of ere in a Sentence

Preposition an old typewriter that was a relic of that ancient time ere the invention of word processors

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“Ere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ere. Accessed 21 May. 2022.

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Kids Definition of ere

(Entry 1 of 2)

: before entry 2 sense 2 "… we shall hear more of them ere long."— Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped

ere

conjunction

Kids Definition of ere (Entry 2 of 2)

: before entry 3 sense 4 … here he muses for a time … ere he departs.— Jack London, The Call of the Wild

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