Before is the opposite of after, and may refer to:
Literature
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"Before" (short story) by Gael Baudino, 1996
* ''Before'' by
Anna Todd
Anna Renee Todd (born March 20, 1989) is an American author, film producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing the book series ''After'', which she started publishing on the social storytelling platform Wattpad. The print edition o ...
, 2015
Music
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''Before'' (Gold Panda EP), 2009
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''Before'' (James Blake EP), 2020
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"Before" (song), a 1996 song by the Pet Shop Boys
* "Before", a song by the Empire of the Sun from ''
Two Vines
''Two Vines'' is the third studio album by Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun. It was released on 28 October 2016 by Virgin EMI Records. The album features guest appearances from Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham, Wendy Melvoin, ...
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* "Before", a song by Anastacia from ''
Evolution
Evolution is the change in the heritable Phenotypic trait, characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation, re ...
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Television and film
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Before trilogy
The ''Before'' Trilogy consists of three American romance films directed by Richard Linklater, and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Beginning with '' Before Sunrise'' (1995), and continuing with two sequels, '' Before Sunset'' (2004) a ...
'', by Richard Linklater
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Before Sunrise
''Before Sunrise'' is a 1995 Romance film, romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater and co-written by Linklater and Kim Krizan, and is the first installment in the Before trilogy, ''Before'' trilogy. In the film, Jesse (Ethan Hawke) an ...
'', 1995
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Before Sunset
''Before Sunset'' is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, from a story by Linklater and Kim Krizan. It is the first film by Warner Independent Picture ...
'', 2004
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Before Midnight
''Before Midnight'' is a 2013 American romantic drama film directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. The sequel to ''Before Sunrise'' (1995) and ''Before Sunset'' (2004), it is the third insta ...
'', 2013
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''Before'' (TV series), 2024
See also
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Before Christ
The terms (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used when designating years in the Gregorian calendar, Gregorian and Julian calendar, Julian calendars. The term is Medieval Latin and means "in the year of the Lord" but is often presented using "o ...
(BC), an epoch used in dating years prior to the estimated birth of Jesus
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Before Common Era
Common Era (CE) and Before the Common Era (BCE) are year notations for the Gregorian calendar (and its predecessor, the Julian calendar), the world's most widely used calendar era. Common Era and Before the Common Era are alternatives to the o ...
(BCE), an alternative naming of the traditional calendar era primarily used in academic circles
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Before Present
Before Present (BP) or "years before present (YBP)" is a time scale used mainly in archaeology, geology, and other scientific disciplines to specify when events occurred relative to the origin of practical radiocarbon dating in the 1950s. Because ...
(BP), a timescale used mainly in geology
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