before the usual or expected time; in the first part of something; near the beginning of something
The doctor's earliest appointment is at ten o'clock.
The doctor's earliest appointment is at ten o'clock.
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What is one of the earliest signs of spring?
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In the case of the shining skull, how did police determine the earliest possible date of the crime?
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What dinosaur is the earliest known bird to have flown?
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What were the earliest drums made from?
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What is my earliest memory?
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What was the earliest known cat that no one has ever seen?
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Who were the earliest glassmakers?
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What caused some of the earliest inventions?
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What is Rain's earliest memory?
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Where was the earliest known art that shows dogs and humans together?
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What was the earliest time the Gospels were written?
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The Newtonian telescope is the earliest known functional reflecting telescope.
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What was the earliest method of grinding grain?
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beginning; early; previous; ahead; beforehand
latest
3 syllables
ear-li-est
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