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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Erelong \Ere`long"\ (?; 115), adv.
     Before the ?apse of a long time; soon; -- usually separated,
     ere long.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A man, . . . following the stag, erelong slew him.
                                                    --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The world, erelong, a world of tears must weep.
                                                    --Milton.
     [1913 Webster] ||

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Erelong \Ere`long"\ (?; 115), adv.
     Before the ?apse of a long time; soon; -- usually separated,
     ere long.
  
           A man, . . . following the stag, erelong slew him.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
           The world, erelong, a world of tears must weep.
                                                    --Milton.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  erelong
     adv.
     (lb en archaic) Before long, soon.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  erelong
     adv.
     (lb en archaic) Before long, soon.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  erelong
     adv.
     (lb en archaic) Before long, soon.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  erelong
     adv.
     (lb en archaic) Before long, soon.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  erelong /ɪɹˈɛlɒŋ/
   [poet.] bald, in Bälde  [geh.]
     Synonyms: soon, before long, anon, presently, by and by
  
   see: soon afterwards, not in the near future, We'll be home before very long.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  erelong /ɪɹˈɛlɒŋ/
   [poet.] binnen kurzem [poet.] , in Kürze 
     Synonym: before long
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 不久;须臾

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