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Ere vs Ers - What's the difference?

ere | ers |

As acronyms the difference between ere and ers

is that ere is layoff (a dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortag) while ers is (sports|automotive) — an electric generation, storage, and propulsion system used in formula one, which generates electricity by scavenging excess power and energy, stores energy in batteries, and boosts acceleration with electric motors assisting the gasoline engine.

ere

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ere, from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* yer

Adverb

(-)
  • (obsolete) At an earlier time.
  • * 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , John I:
    • Thys is he of whome I spake, he that commeth after me, was before me be cause he was yer than I.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.
  • * Bible, John iv. 49
    • Sir, come down ere my child die.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Stirring ere the break of day.
  • * Dryden
    • Ere sails were spread new oceans to explore.
    Quotations
    * (English Citations of "ere")
    Related terms
    * erstwhile * ere long

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1533, R. Saltwood:
    • As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.

    Anagrams

    * English palindromes ----

    ers

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (er)

    • Anagrams

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    er

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (UK)

    • Verb

  • (informal) To utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found almost exclusively in the phrase um and er .
    • He ummed and erred his way through the presentation.

    See also

    * uh

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