Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
earliest en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɜː.li.ɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɝ.li.ɪst/ (General-American)
- ûr′lēĭst (Received-Pronunciation)
- ûr′lēĭst (General-American)
Meanings
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(form-of, superlative) superlative form of early: most early
The earliest I can get there is Monday, at around midday at the earliest.
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.
2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30:
Deriveds
at the earliest
earliest en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɜː.li.ɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɝ.li.ɪst/ (General-American)
- ûr′lēĭst (Received-Pronunciation)
- ûr′lēĭst (General-American)
Meanings
-
(form-of, superlative) superlative form of early: most early