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earliest
early
adj 1: 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" [ant: {middle}, {late}]
2: being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an
early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an
early computer" [ant: {late}]
3: of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe";
"former generations"; "in other times" [syn: {early(a)}, {former(a)},
{other(a)}]
4: very young; "at an early age"
5: 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" [ant: {middle}, {late}]
6: expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the
negotiations"
[also: {earliest}, {earlier}]

earliest
adj : (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than;
most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his
earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher";
"Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera" [syn: {earlier}]
adv : with the least delay; "the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M."
[syn: {soonest}]

early
adv 1: during an early stage; "early on in her career" [syn: {early
on}]
2: before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated
early"; "the house was completed ahead of time" [syn: {ahead
of time}, {too soon}] [ant: {late}]
3: in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning" [syn: {betimes}]
[also: {earliest}, {earlier}]

earliest
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