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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
former
adj 1: 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" [ant: latter(a)]
2: belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former
glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
[syn: erstwhile(a), former(a), old, onetime(a), one-
time(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)]
3: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the
former president"; "our late President is still very active";
"the previous occupant of the White House" [syn: former(a),
late(a), previous(a)]
4: belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of
Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" [syn:
early(a), former(a), other(a)]
n 1: the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and
Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered
today" [ant: latter]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Former \For"mer\, a. [A compar. due to OE. formest. See
Foremost.]
1. Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior;
earlier; hence, ancient; long past.
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For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age. --Job.
viii. 8.
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The latter and former rain. --Hosea vi. 3.
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3. Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a
discourse or argument.
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3. Earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first
mentioned.
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A bad author deserves better usage than a bad
critic; a man may be the former merely through the
misfortune of an ill judgment; but he can not be
latter without both that and an ill temper. --Pope.
Syn: Prior; previous; anterior; antecedent; preceding;
foregoing.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Former \Form"er\, n.
1. One who forms; a maker; a creator.
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2. (Mech.)
(a) A shape around which an article is to be shaped,
molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise
constructed.
(b) A templet, pattern, or gauge by which an article is
shaped.
(c) A cutting die.
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Thesaurus Results for Former:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
aforementioned, aforenamed, aforesaid, ancient, antecedent, antediluvian, anterior, anticipatory, beforementioned, bygone, ci-devant, departed, earlier, early, elder, eldest, erstwhile, first, first-born, firstling, fore, foregoing, forementioned, forenamed, immemorial, last, late, latest, major, named, old, olden, older, oldest, once, onetime, past, precedent, preceding, precurrent, preexistent, prehistoric, previous, prime, primeval, primitive, primogenitary, prior, quondam, recent, said, same, senior, sometime, then, whilom |
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Common Misspellings > |
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