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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"
- 2
(adjective) belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
- 3
(adjective) belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
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(adjective) (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
syn. early(a) · other(a) · erstwhile(a) · old · onetime(a) · one-time(a) · quondam(a) · sometime(a) · late(a) · previous(a)
ant. latter(a)
WordNet 3.1