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Already
Pronunciation : Al*read"y
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [All (OE. al) + ready.]
Definition : Defn: Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. "Joseph was in Egypt already." Exod. i. 5. I say unto you, that Elias is come already. Matt. xvii. 12.
Note: It has reference to past time, but may be used for a future past; as, when you shall arrive, the business will be already completed, or will have been already completed.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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