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before(adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, earlier)
4
advanced
3
advance(adjective, time, last, ahead)
3
aforementioned
3
anterior(adjective, posterior)
2
foregoing
2
former(adjective, order, time)
2
incipient
2
preceding(adjective, following)
2
prior(adjective, earlier)
2
as soon as
2
forward
2
front
1
antecedent(adjective, present, prior)
1
antecedently
1
beforehand(adjective, adverb, early)
1
fore
1
previous
1
ahead
1
earlier
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