Meaning of 'former'

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Meaning of ‘former’

5 definitions found.

former

adjective

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

adjective

belonging to the distant past

Synonyms: early other

adjective

belonging to some prior time

Synonyms: old

adjective

(used especially of persons) of the immediate past

Synonyms: late

noun

the first of two or the first mentioned of two

Example: "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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