"e'er" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ɛə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛʔə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɛʔɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-e'er.wav
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: Contraction of ever. Etymology templates: {{contraction|en|ever}} Contraction of ever Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} e'er (not comparable)
  1. (dialectal or poetic, otherwise archaic) Contraction of ever. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal, not-comparable, poetic Alternative form of: ever Related terms: whene'er, where'er Related terms (ne'er): ne'er-do-well
    Sense id: en-e'er-en-adv-EREW9mg~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_text": "Contraction of ever.",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:",
          "text": "“… No rogue e’er felt the halter draw, with a good opinion of the law, and perhaps my own detestation of the law arises from my having frequently broken it. […]”",
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        }
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        "(dialectal or poetic, otherwise archaic) Contraction of ever."
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        },
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        }
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɛə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛʔə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)"
    },
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      "homophone": "air"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Ayr"
    },
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    },
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      "homophone": "eyre"
    },
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      "homophone": "heir"
    },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "sense": "ne'er",
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "where'er"
    }
  ],
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        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncomparable adverbs",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)/1 syllable"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:",
          "text": "“… No rogue e’er felt the halter draw, with a good opinion of the law, and perhaps my own detestation of the law arises from my having frequently broken it. […]”",
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        "(dialectal or poetic, otherwise archaic) Contraction of ever."
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        "not-comparable",
        "poetic"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛʔə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɛɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    },
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      "homophone": "air"
    },
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      "homophone": "Ayr"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ere"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "eyre"
    },
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      "homophone": "heir"
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