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单词 formerly
释义

formerly

[ fawr-mer-lee ]
/ ˈfɔr mər li /
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adverb

in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
Obsolete. in time just past; just now.

Origin of formerly

First recorded in 1580–90; former1 + -ly

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH formerly

formally, formerly

Words nearby formerly

form drag, forme, formée, forme fruste, former, formerly, form factor, formfitting, formful, form genus, formic
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British Dictionary definitions for formerly

formerly
/ (ˈfɔːməlɪ) /

adverb

at or in a former time; in the past
obsolete in the immediate past; just now
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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