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e'er

[ air ]
/ ɛər /

adverb Chiefly Literary.

ever.

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Nearby words

e layer, e number, e pluribus unum, e region, e'en, e'er, e, e, e-, e-address, e-boat, e-book
Can be confusedair e'er ere err heir
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British Dictionary definitions for e'er

e'er

/ (ɛə) /

adverb

poetic, or archaic a contraction of ever
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for e'er

e'er

variant spelling of ever, now archaic or poetic.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper