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before(adjective, adverb, early, now, earlier)
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begin with
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earlier(adjective, adverb, early, now, then)
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heretofore(adverb, now, earlier, then, before)
3
to begin with
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aforetime(adverb, earlier, then, before, once)
2
already(adjective, adverb, present, early, now)
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anciently(adverb, earlier, then, before, once)
2
at one time(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then)
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away back(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before)
2
back when(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before)
2
before this(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before)
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down memory lane(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then)
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eons ago(expression, adverb, earlier, then, before)
2
erewhile(adverb, earlier, then, before, once)
2
erstwhile(adverb, earlier, then, before, once)
2
in former times(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then)
2
in the olden days(expression, idiom, adverb, earlier, then)
2
in the past(expression, idiom, adverb, now, earlier)
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lately(adverb, earlier, then, before, once)
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