English search results for: earlier
#1
adverb
Definitions:
- earlier, before, previously, first
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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All or none
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All or none
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Frequency:
Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#2
adjective
Definitions:
- ahead, in front, leading
- basic
- former
- previous, earlier, preceding, prior
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#3
adverb
Definitions:
- before, previously, first, before this, earlier
- forwards
- in front/advance of
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Frequent, top 2000+ words
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#4
adjective
Definitions:
- (COMP) nearer
- (SUPER) next
- least
- near/on this side
- sooner/earlier, urgent
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Frequent, top 2000+ words
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#5
adverb
Definitions:
- before now/then
- before this time, up til now
- in the past
- previously, earlier
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#6
adjective
Definitions:
- (COMP) arriving/appearing/occurring earlier/sooner
- swift/rapid, at speed
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#7
noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- a logically prior proposition
- earlier times/events/actions
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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All or none
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All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#8
noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: masculine
Definitions:
- ancestors (pl.), forefathers, predecessors, people of an earlier time
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#9
adjective
Definitions:
- appearing/occurring earlier
- sooner, prompter
- swifter, more speedy/rapid
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#10
adverb
Definitions:
- before now/then
- before this time, up til now
- in the past
- previously, earlier
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Age:
Early Latin, pre-classical, used for effect/poetry
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All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#11
noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- earlier events
- old traditions/ways
- old/ancient times (pl.), antiquity
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#12
adjective
Definitions:
- earlier, previous, former
- that is before, foremost
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#13
noun
- declension: 2nd declension
- gender: neuter
Definitions:
- meal taken earlier in the day than the main meal
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)