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former
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Adjective
  • belonging to the distant past
    • the early inhabitants of Europe
    • former generations
    • in other times
  • (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
  • belonging to some prior time
    • erstwhile friend
    • our former glory
    • the once capital of the state
    • her quondam lover
  • referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); I prefer the former version to the latter one"
    • the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967
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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