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earlier
adverb (r)
- earlier in time; previously(adv.all)Example:
He called me the day before but your call had come even earlier.
Her parents had died four years earlier.
I mentioned that problem earlier.
source: wordnet30 - comparatives of `soon' or `early'(adv.all)Example:
Came earlier than I expected.
source: wordnet30 - before now(adv.all)source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early(adj.all)Example:
A fashion popular in earlier times.
His earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher.
source: wordnet30