5
long ago(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then)
4
archaically(adverb, oldly)
4
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3
early
3
erstwhile(adverb, earlier, then, before, once)
3
formerly(adverb, the past)
3
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2
aforetime(adverb, earlier, then, before, once)
2
ago
2
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2
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2
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2
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2
before this(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before)
2
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2
earlier(adverb, then, before, once, previously)
2
elderly(adverb, oldly)
2
eons ago(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before)
2
erewhile(adverb, earlier, then, before, once)
2
heretofore(adverb, earlier, then, before, once)
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