Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Before
before, prep. [see before, adv.] (webplay: authority, choice, choose, distance, face, further, furthest, Lord, parties, persons, presence, possess, power, side, sides, sight, son, time, wind, younger).
- Ahead of; in advance of; in the lead of.
- Facing; in front of; in the presence of.
- Preceding; prior to; earlier in time than.
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