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EARLY

Definition:

1. [adverb] during an early stage; "early on in her career"
   Synonyms: on
   
   
2. [adverb] before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"
   Synonyms: ahead of time, too soon
   
   
3. [adverb] in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"
   Synonyms: betimes
   
   
4. [adjective] at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
   
   
5. [adjective] being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"
   
   
6. [adjective] of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
   Synonyms: former, other
   
   
7. [adjective] very young; "at an early age"
   
   
8. [adjective] of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "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"
   
   
9. [adjective] expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"
   
   

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