Erelong: alternatives and connections

(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…

As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to…

Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for advanced; as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army;…

Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.

A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projec…

Of or pertaining to the apse of a church; as, the apsidal termination of the chancel.

Same as Apse.

In a short time; soon; speedily; forth with.

A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a f…

To put on the other tack by dropping the lee anchor as soon as the wind is out of the sails (which brings the vessel's head to the win…

A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with, together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form com- before b, m…

The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects;…

The plain semidome of an apse; sometimes used for the entire apse.

A prefix from the Latin, whence F. des, or sometimes de-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif…

The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time; as, the first edition was soon sold.

A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrud…

The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as…