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"Ere" is a preposition which is often translated as "antes de", and "CE" is an abbreviation which is often translated as "e. c.". Learn more about the difference between "ere" and "CE" below.
ere(
ehr
)A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
1. (literary) (old-fashioned) (before)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. antes de
The child was destined to die ere his first birthday.Estaba escrito que el niño moriría antes de su primer cumpleaños.
A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences (e.g., The cat and the dog slept.).
2. (literary) (old-fashioned) (before)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
CE(
si
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i
)An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
1. (Common Era)
a. la e. c. (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The abbreviations CE and AD can both be used to refer to the period after Christ's birth.Ambas abreviaturas e. c. y d. C. pueden usarse para referirse al periodo después del nacimiento de Cristo.
a. la Iglesia de Inglaterra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The CE split off from the Catholic Church during the reign of Henry VIII.La Iglesia de Inglaterra se separó de la Iglesia católica durante el reinado de Enrique VIII.
