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earlier, earliestadverb
(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
"a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"
soonest, earliestadverb
with the least delay
"the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M."
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earliest
Earliest refers to the thing or event happening before all others or being the first in a series, sequence, or time. It is the superlative form of 'early', used when comparing three or more situations, events, or occurrences.
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Rank popularity for the word 'earliest' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4802
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of earliest in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of earliest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of earliest in a Sentence
The slow momentum will likely complicate the case of a June rate hike, we see the September meeting as the earliest point at which conditions will provide the necessary confidence in the sustainability of the economic recovery.
In a study out of China where they looked at some of the earliest patients, some 200 patients, they found that digestive or stomach GI (gastrointestinal) symptoms were actually there in about half the patients.
There's a huge difference ... babies can tell right away, kids start from the earliest infancy being able to read the signals about whether or not the adults around them feel safe.
When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.
NATO is indicating it wants strategic communications to be better placed to detect information threats at the earliest stage.
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