Definition of before

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Before (prep.) Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than..

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New :: New (superl.) Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes..
Revolution :: Revolution (n.) Return to a point before occupied, or to a point relatively the same; a rolling back; return; as, revolution in an ellipse or spiral..
Mulier :: Mulier (n.) Lawful issue born in wedlock, in distinction from an elder brother born of the same parents before their marriage; a lawful son..
Lard :: Lard (n.) To stuff with bacon; to dress or enrich with lard; esp., to insert lardons of bacon or pork in the surface of, before roasting; as, to lard poultry..
Analogy :: Analogy (n.) A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden..
Foretaste :: Foretaste (v. t.) To taste before full possession; to have previous enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.
Beforetime :: Beforetime (adv.) Formerly; aforetime.
Ask :: Ask (v. t.) To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed..
Prenominate :: Prenominate (a.) Forenamed; named beforehand.
Foreteach :: Foreteach (v. t.) To teach beforehand.
Foresaid :: Foresaid (a.) Mentioned before; aforesaid.
Wraith :: Wraith (n.) An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image..
Preominate :: Preominate (v. t.) To ominate beforehand; to portend.
Sopra :: Sopra (adv.) Above; before; over; upon.
Miscarriage :: Miscarriage (n.) The act of bringing forth before the time; premature birth.
Hobit :: Hobit (n.) A small mortar on a gun carriage, in use before the howitzer..
Fresco :: Fresco (a.) The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries..
Predecease :: Predecease (n.) The death of one person or thing before another.
Prepose :: Prepose (v. t.) To place or set before; to prefix.
Forerunner :: Forerunner (n.) A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger; a sign foreshowing something; a prognostic; as, the forerunner of a fever..
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