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| definition 1: |
occurring in or pertaining to the past; previous.
He's a sports announcer now, but he was a star in his former career as a player.I sent the letter to her former address by mistake.
- synonyms:
- bygone, earlier, erstwhile, past, previous, prior
- antonyms:
- current, latter, new
- similar words:
- antecedent, departed, elder, old, old-time, olden, other, recent
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| definition 2: |
being the first of two, or the first mentioned of two.
I prefer the former proposal to the latter.
- synonyms:
- first
- antonyms:
- latter
- similar words:
- previous
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| definition 3: |
preceding in order.
- synonyms:
- antecedent, foregoing, preceding, previous, prior
- similar words:
- above, anterior, earlier, precedent
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| definition 4: |
having once been.
The senator is a former history professor.
- synonyms:
- erstwhile, ex-, one-time, past, quondam
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back |
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