earlier

  • 11earlier on — adverb : previously, before I told you yes earlier on * * * earlier on Previously • • • Main Entry: ↑early …

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  • 12earlier — adj. Earlier is used with these nouns: ↑century, ↑conviction, ↑date, ↑era, ↑generation, ↑incarnation, ↑insistence, ↑post, ↑posting, ↑research, ↑round, ↑ …

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  • 13earlier — ear·li·er || ɜːlɪə adv. previously, at an earlier time; before now ear·ly || ɜːlɪ adj. before the scheduled time adv. ahead of time, before the scheduled time; as soon as possible …

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  • 14earlier synonym — older synonym (an earlier synonym that cannot be used as the name for the taxon under the provisions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature) …

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  • 15earlier — Synonyms and related words: aforetime, already, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, as yet, before, before all, before now, beforehand, beforetime, ci devant, down, early, elder, ere, ere then, erenow, erewhile, erst, erstwhile, first, fore,… …

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  • 16earlier — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. former, previous, prior; see preceding . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Going before: advance, antecedent, anterior, precedent, preceding, previous, prior. See PRECEDE. 2. Just gone by or elapsed: antecedent,… …

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  • 17Earlier Han — the Han dynasty before A.D. 9. Also called Western Han. Cf. Han (def. 1), Later Han. * * * …

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  • 18earlier than usual — sooner than usual, sooner than is common, unexpected …

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  • 19earlier maturity rule — The rule under which bonds first maturing are entitled to priority when sale of security is not sufficient to satisfy all obligations. Scherk v. Newton, C.C.A.Colo., 152 F.2d 747, 749 …

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  • 20earlier maturity rule — The rule under which bonds first maturing are entitled to priority when sale of security is not sufficient to satisfy all obligations. Scherk v. Newton, C.C.A.Colo., 152 F.2d 747, 749 …

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