ere

prep.
Previous to; before.

conj.
Rather than; before.

[Middle English er, from Old English ǣr.]

(air)
preposition, conjunction
Before (earlier in time).

Etymology
From Old English aer (earlier). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ayer- (day, morning) that is also the source of early and erst (as in erstwhile).]

Usage
"I travel back in deepest thought To realms ere Time began." — A.O. Wilkinson; Soon There Will Be Elephants!; Nottingham Evening Post (UK); Dec 30, 2006.

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Dansk (Danish)
prep. - før, inden, førend
conj. - før, inden, førend

Nederlands (Dutch)
aleer, vroeg, voordat

Français (French)
prep. - avant (arch)
conj. - avant que

Deutsch (German)
conj. - bevor, ehe
prep. - vor

Ελληνική (Greek)
conj. - (απαρχ.) προτού
prep. - (απαρχ.) πριν από

Italiano (Italian)
prima che

Português (Portuguese)
conj. - antes que (Poét.)
prep. - antes de (Poét.)

Русский (Russian)
до, перед, до тех пор, прежде чем

Español (Spanish)
prep. - antes de
conj. - antes que

Svenska (Swedish)
conj. - innan, förrän
prep. - före, inför (poet.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
前于..., 在...以前

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 前於...
conj. - 在...以前

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~의 앞에
conj. - ~하기 전에, 차라리

日本語 (Japanese)
conj. - 間もなく, …する前に, むしろ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف عطف) قبل أن (حرف جر) قبل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮לפני, קודם, טרם‬
conj. - ‮לפני, קודם, טרם‬

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