"c'erano" meaning in Italian

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Verb

Forms: c'era [singular]
Etymology: Contraction of ci erano. Etymology templates: {{contraction|it|ci erano}} Contraction of ci erano Head templates: {{head|it|verb form|singular|c'era}} c'erano (singular c'era)
  1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of esserci; there were; there used to be (plural) Tags: form-of, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person Form of: esserci (extra: there were; there used to be (plural)) Synonyms: v'erano, vi erano
    Sense id: en-c'erano-it-verb-z~MW8RMv Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

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