- erelong
- adverb Date: 1553 archaic before long, soon
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
erelong
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Erelong — Ere long (?; 115), adv. Before the ?apse of a long time; soon; usually separated, ere long. [1913 Webster] A man, . . . following the stag, erelong slew him. Spenser. [1913 Webster] The world, erelong, a world of tears must weep. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
erelong — [er΄lôŋ′] adv. Archaic before long; soon … English World dictionary
erelong — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb : before long : soon a man … following the stag erelong slew him Edmund Spenser … Useful english dictionary
erelong — /air lawng , long /, adv. before long; soon. [1570 80; ERE + LONG1] * * * … Universalium
erelong — adverb /ɛəˈlɒŋ,ɛːˈlɒŋ/ Before long, soon … Wiktionary
erelong — before long; soon Forthright s Forsoothery … Phrontistery dictionary
erelong — adv. before long … English contemporary dictionary
erelong — ad. Soon, before long … New dictionary of synonyms
erelong — ere•long [[t]ɛərˈlɔŋ, ˈlɒŋ[/t]] adv. before long; soon • Etymology: 1570–80 … From formal English to slang
erelong — /ɛəˈlɒŋ/ (say air long) adverb Archaic before long; soon …
