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Adjective: former formu(r)- 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" - Belonging to some prior time
"our former glory"
- erstwhile, old, onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime - (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
"the former president"
- late, previous - Belonging to the distant past
"former generations"
- early, other
Noun: former formu(r)- The first of two or the first mentioned of two
"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
Derived forms: formers See also: past Type of: first, number one Antonym: latter Encyclopedia: Former |