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afore

American  
[uh-fawr, uh-fohr] / əˈfɔr, əˈfoʊr /

adverb

Older Use.

  1. before.

afore British  
/ əˈfɔː /

adverb

  1. an archaic or dialect word for before

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Etymology

Origin of afore

before 900; late Middle English; Middle English aforne, aforen, Old English on foran. See a- 1, fore 1

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