earlier
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Is earlier a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adjective satellite (English)
1. (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most earlyExamples: "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"Synonyms: earlier, earliest
2. belonging to the distant pastExamples: "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"Synonyms: early, former, other
3. very youngExamples: "at an early age"Synonyms: early
4. expected in the near futureExamples: "look for an early end to the negotiations"Synonyms: early
adjective (English)
1. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected timeExamples: "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"Synonyms: earlyAntonyms: late, middle
2. being or occurring at an early stage of developmentExamples: "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"Synonyms: earlyAntonyms: late
3. of an early stage in the development of a language or literatureExamples: "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"Synonyms: earlyAntonyms: late, middle
adverb (English)
1. earlier in time; previouslyExamples: "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"Synonyms: before, earlier
2. comparatives of `soon' or `early'Examples: "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected"Synonyms: earlier, sooner
3. before nowExamples: "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"Synonyms: earlier, in the beginning, in the first place, originally, to begin with
Definition source: Wiktionary