ere

Ere is defined as before.

(preposition)

An example of ere is saying a person should arrive prior to appetizers being served, ere the serving of the appetizers.

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See ere in Webster's New World College Dictionary

before (in time)

Origin: ME er < OE ær, adv., prep., conj., akin to Ger eher, ehe, orig. compar. as seen in Goth airis, earlier < air, early < IE *aier-, dawn < base *ai-, to burn, shine

conjunction

  1. before
  2. sooner than; rather than

See ere in American Heritage Dictionary 4

preposition
Previous to; before.
conjunction
Rather than; before.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English er

Origin: , from Old English ǣr; see ayer- in Indo-European roots

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