Dictionary Check: earlier

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"earlier" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points

Words with Friends 8 points

adjective

(comparative and superlative of ‘early’) more early than; most early

Example: "a fashion popular in earlier times"

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adjective

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

Example: "early morning"

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adjective

being or occurring at an early stage of development

Example: "in an early stage"

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adjective

belonging to the distant past

Example: "the early inhabitants of Europe"

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adjective

very young

Example: "at an early age"

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adjective

of an early stage in the development of a language or literature

Example: "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."

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learier

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