ERELONG

Etymology

Adverb

erelong (not comparable)

(archaic) Before long, soon.

Source: Wiktionary


Ere`long", adv.

Definition: Before the ere long. A man, . . . following the stag, erelong slew him. Spenser. The world, erelong, a world of tears must weep. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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