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ere (preposition or conjunction)

ere /ˈeɚ/ preposition or conjunction

ere

/ˈeɚ/

preposition or conjunction

Britannica Dictionary definition of ERE

old-fashioned or literary

: before

ere nightfall
ere long [=soon]

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