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Definition of ere conjunction from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ere

conjunction, preposition
 
/eə(r)/
 
/er/
(old use or literary)
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  1. before
    • Ere long (= soon) they returned.
    Word OriginOld English ǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eer and German eher.
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