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e'er

[air]

adverb Chiefly Literary.

ever.

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Nearby words

  1. e layer,
  2. e number,
  3. e pluribus unum,
  4. e region,
  5. e'en,
  6. e, e,
  7. e-,
  8. e-address,
  9. e-boat,
  10. e-book
Can be confusedair e'er ere err heir
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British Dictionary definitions for e'er

e'er

adverb

poetic, or archaic a contraction of ever
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Word Origin and History for e'er

e'er

variant spelling of ever, now archaic or poetic.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper