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former
adjective(for-mer)
belonging to some prior time
Synonyms: erstwhile, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime,
Examples:
Our former glory.
former
adjective(for-mer)
belonging to the distant past
Synonyms: early, other,
Examples:
Former generations.
former
adjective(for-mer)
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
Synonyms: late, previous,
Examples:
The former president.
former
noun(for-mer)
the first of two or the first mentioned of two
Antonyms: latter,
Examples:
Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today.
former
(for-mer)
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
Antonyms: latter,
Examples:
The novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one.

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