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1Early — Ear ly, a. [Compar. {Earlier} ([ e]r l[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Earliest}.] [OE. earlich. [root]204. See {Early}, adv.] 1. In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first; opposed to {late}; as, the… …
2Early — Ear ly ([ e]r l[y^]), adv. [OE. erli, erliche, AS. [=ae]rl[=i]ce; [=ae]r sooner + l[=i]c like. See {Ere}, and {Like}.] Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early. [1913 Webster] Those that me early shall find me. Prov. viii. 17.… …
3early — I. adverb (earlier; est) Etymology: Middle English erly, from Old English ǣrlīce, from ǣr early, soon more at ere Date: before 12th century 1. a. near the beginning of a period of time < awoke early in the morning > b. near the beginning of a… …
4early on — adverb Date: 1928 at or during an early point or stage < the reasons were obvious early on in the experiment > Usage: This adverb is sometimes objected to in American writing as an obtrusive Briticism. It is a relative newcomer to the language,… …
5early — See: BRIGHT AND EARLY …
6early — See: BRIGHT AND EARLY …
7Early childhood education — is the formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family or in settings outside of the home. Early childhood is usually defined as before the age of normal schooling five years in most nations, though the U.S. National… …
8Early Cyrillic alphabet — Type Alphabet Languages Old Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, old versions of many Slavic languages …
9Early college entrance program — Early college entrance programs, sometimes called early admission or early enrollment programs, in the United States educational system, are educational programs that allow high school students to be accelerated into college, together with other… …
10Early Netherlandish painting — Early Netherlandish paintingPanofsky, Erwin. Early Netherlandish Painting . London: Harper Collins, 1971 ISBN 0 06 430002 1] is the work of those painters who were active in the Low Countries during the 15th and early 16th century Northern… …
