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early
English
Etymology
From Middle English erly, erli, from Old English ?rl??e, ?rl??e (“early; early in the morning”), equivalent to ere +? -ly. Cognate with Old Norse árla ( > Danish and Norwegian årle, Swedish arla, Faroese árla). Compare also West Frisian earen (“early”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??li/, enPR: ûr?l?
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???.li/, enPR: ûr?l?
- Rhymes: -??(?)li
- Hyphenation: ear?ly
- Homophone: Earley
Adjective
early (comparative earlier, superlative earliest)
- At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
- Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
- Near the start or beginning.
- Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
- (astronomy) Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
- Antonym: late
Synonyms
- (at a time in advance of the usual): premature
- (near the start): first
Antonyms
- (at a time in advance of the usual): late
- (illness: having begun to occur): terminal
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Adverb
early (comparative earlier, superlative earliest)
- At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
- Soon; in good time; seasonably.
- Those that seek me early shall find me.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, The May Queen
- You must wake and call me early.
Synonyms
- prematurely
Antonyms
- late, tardily
Translations
Noun
early (plural earlies)
- (informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
Antonyms
- late
Anagrams
- Arely, Arley, Layer, Leary, Raley, Rayle, layer, leary, re-lay, relay
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forenoon
English
Etymology
From Middle English forenone, equivalent to fore- +? noon.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??nu?n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f??nun/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?fo(?)?nu?n/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?fo?nu?n/
Noun
forenoon (plural forenoons)
- Synonym of morning: the part of the day between sunrise and noon.
Synonyms
- foreday, morn; see also Thesaurus:morning
Related terms
- afternoon
Translations
References
- "forenoon, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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