Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- First; beforehand; in front.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb obsolete In front; publicly.
- adverb obsolete Beforehand; first.
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- adverb obsolete
in front ;publicly . - adverb obsolete
beforehand ;first
Etymologies
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Old French par avant. See par and avaunt.
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In front; first; beforehand. (from Phrontistery)
May 25, 2008