/ eə(r); NAmE er/ conjunction , preposition
( old use or literary ) before :
Ere long (= soon) they returned.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English ǣr , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eer and German eher .
/ eə(r); NAmE er/ conjunction , preposition
( old use or literary ) before :
Ere long (= soon) they returned.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English ǣr , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eer and German eher .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005