Early (Adjective)
Meaning 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".
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Meaning 2
Belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times".
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Meaning 3
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".
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Meaning 4
Being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer".
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Meaning 6
Expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations".
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