| early [a] |
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| 1) | at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" |
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| aboriginal advance archaean archaeozoic azoic earlier earlyish first matutinal premature premature proterozoic proto wee timing middle late |
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| 2) | being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer" |
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| archaic new crude embryonic inchoate precocious late |
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| 3) | of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" |
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| Synonyms : | former other |
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| past |
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| 4) | very young; "at an early age" |
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| 5) | of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700" |
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| old linguistics middle late |
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| 6) | expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations" |
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| future |
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| early [r] |
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| 1) | during an early stage; "early on in her career" |
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| Synonyms : | early_on |
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| 2) | before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time" |
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| Synonyms : | ahead_of_time too_soon |
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| belatedly |
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| 3) | in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning" |
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| Synonyms : | betimes |
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