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abans

“abans” is an Occitan word. Its meaning in English:

adverb

  1. before (earlier than in time)

In Occitan

  1. Denòta l'anterioritat.

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *abantius, from Late Latin ab ante (with /-(i)us/ added perhaps by analogy with prius), from ab (“from”) + ante (“before”). Compare Catalan abans. Attested from the 12th century.

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