Previous times or periods; events or eras from the past.
Plural of 'beforetime,' adding the standard '-s' plural marker to the archaic compound noun. This form appears in Early Modern English texts and biblical translations.
Notice how this takes 'beforetime' and just pluralizes it—yet somehow this creates a slightly different feel, more formal and mythological, like something from King James Bible translations (which popularized many archaic compounds).
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