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early
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
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adjective
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
“early morning”
adjective
being or occurring at an early stage of development
“in an early stage”
adjective
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.”
adjective
very young
“at an early age”
adjective
belonging to the distant past
“the early inhabitants of Europe”
adjective
expected in the near future
“look for an early end to the negotiations”
adverb
before the usual time or the time expected
“she graduated early”
adverb
in good time
“he awoke betimes that morning”
adverb
during an early stage
“early on in her career”
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early morning
an early warning
early diagnosis
an early death
took early retirement
in an early stage
early forms of life
early man
an early computer
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
at an early age
the early inhabitants of Europe
former generations
in other times
look for an early end to the negotiations
she graduated early
the house was completed ahead of time
he awoke betimes that morning
early on in her career
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