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former
('f/O/rm/@/r )

adjective (a)

  • referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)(adj.all)
    Example:
    The novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one.
    source: wordnet30
  • Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • the first of two or the first mentioned of two(noun.linkdef)
    Example:
    Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today.
    Antonym:
    latter
    source: wordnet30
  • One who forms; a maker; a creator.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • belonging to some prior time(adj.all)
    Example:
    Our former glory.
    Synonym:
    erstwhile, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime
    source: wordnet30
  • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past(adj.all)
    Example:
    The former president.
    Synonym:
    late, previous
    source: wordnet30
  • belonging to the distant past(adj.all)
    Example:
    Former generations.
    Synonym:
    early, other
    source: wordnet30
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