5
before(adverb, priority)
5
earlier(adverb, priority)
5
heretofore
5
previously(adverb, priority)
4
already(adverb, priority)
4
ere
3
afore
3
beforehand(adverb, priority)
3
hitherto
3
yet
2
erewhile
2
formerly
1
aforehand
1
ahead
1
antecedently
1
anteriorly
1
before then(expression, idiom, priority)
1
early
1
once
0
aforetime
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