(used to refer to a point of time in the past) at an earlier time
earlier
Cases of word usage
1) an inhabitant of Australia before the arrival of European settlers (aborigine)
2) to cause a person to end a pregnancy before the fetus is fully developed (abort)
3) an act of causing the removal of the fetus from the womb before it is fully developed (abortion)
4) done before or earlier (advance)
5) said or written before (aforesaid)
6) (used before a number) having the age of (aged)
7) (used to show a length of time measured back to a point in the past); before now (ago)
8) the quality of considering the well-being and happiness of others before yourself (altruism)
9) a celebration on a day when something happened on the same date a year, or many years, before (anniversary)
10) an event or situation happening before (antecedent)