Quick definitions from Macmillan ( )

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Quick definitions from WordNet (early)

▸ adjective:  very young ("At an early age")
▸ adjective:  expected in the near future ("Look for an early end to the negotiations")
▸ adjective:  at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time ("Early morning")
▸ adjective:  being or occurring at an early stage of development ("In an early stage")
▸ adjective:  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.")
▸ adverb:  before the usual time or the time expected ("She graduated early")
▸ adverb:  in good time
▸ adverb:  during an early stage ("Early on in her career")
▸ name:  A surname (common: 1 in 16666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1994)

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