Definition of "earliest" []

• Superlative form of early: most early. (adjective)
• Superlative form of early: most early. (adverb)

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• "The first and earliest is a reference to the Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words, Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James; Preceded by a History of Cant (1859) by J [ohn]."
• "The one born the earliest is Arthur C. Clarke, in 1917."
• "Note 108: The earliest is Zhigongtu by Xiao Yan in the Southern Dynasty (420-588). back"