"affor" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} affor (not comparable)
  1. Obsolete spelling of afore Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete Alternative form of: afore
    Sense id: en-affor-en-adv-Dl7p8x0u

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} affor, {{en-prep}} affor
  1. Obsolete spelling of afore (“before, in advance of the time of”) Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: afore (extra: before, in advance of the time of)
    Sense id: en-affor-en-prep-AM9ggDJT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 64 25 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 19 60 22
  2. Obsolete spelling of afore (“before, geographically or metaphorically in front of”) Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: afore (extra: before, geographically or metaphorically in front of)
    Sense id: en-affor-en-prep-0no5bgXW

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