early#2 (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def being or occurring at an early stage of development
examples in an early stage
early forms of life
early man
an early computer
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Derivationally related form early → earliness
Antonym early → late
Similar to archaic, primitive; new, young; crude, primitive, rude; embryonic, embryotic; incipient, inchoate; precocious
Incoming links
Similar to archaic, primitive; new, young; crude, primitive, rude; embryonic, embryotic; incipient, inchoate; precocious
Antonym late → early
Derivationally related form earliness → early

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