earliest

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɝ.li.ɪst/, enPR: ûr′lēĭst
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɜː.li.ɪst/, enPR: ûr′lēĭst
  • Hyphenation: ear‧li‧est
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Adjective

earliest

  1. superlative form of early: most early
    • 2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30:
      One of the earliest (and biggest) space weather events on record occurred in September 1859, when a massive solar eruption crashed into the Earth's magnetosphere, triggering a geomagnetic storm that lasted for days.

Derived terms

Adverb

earliest

  1. superlative form of early: most early

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