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(adjective) referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one" |
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Antonyms: latter |
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(satellite adjective) (used especially of persons) of to the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" |
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Synonyms: late, previous |
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(noun) the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today" |
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Related Words: first, number one |
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Antonyms: latter |
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(satellite adjective) of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" |
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Synonyms: early, other |
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(satellite adjective) belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" |
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Synonyms: erstwhile, once, onetime, quondam, sometime |
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