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erelong

UK/ɛəˈlɒŋ/

erelong adverb: before long, soon.

Adverb

erelong (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) before long, soon.
    • At his music, a strong breeze sprang up and the boat surged forth into waves cold and green that threw salt spray onto the lips. Swift as elf craft were those of Mananaan, and erelong the grey land was not to be told from grey clouds on the world’s rim.1973, Poul Anderson, The Broken Sword, London: Orbit, published 1992, page 154

erelong meaning in Tamil and Bengali

erelong in Tamil

விரைவில்

erelong in Bengali

শীঘ্রই, অল্প সময়ের মধ্যে

Origin of erelong

From ere + long.

Words that rhyme with erelong

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Questions about erelong

What does erelong mean?
Erelong means before long, soon.
What is erelong in Tamil?
Erelong in Tamil is விரைவில். See Erelong meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is erelong?
Erelong is an adverb.
How do you pronounce erelong?
Erelong is pronounced /ɛəˈlɒŋ/ (UK).

Words near erelong in the dictionary

  1. Ereguayquín
  2. Ereima
  3. erekiteru
  4. Erekson
  5. Ereksons
  6. erelong
  7. erem-
  8. eremacausis
  9. eremantholide
  10. eremantholides
  11. eremeevite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: erelong (page history and authors); erelong (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); erelong (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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