| ADJECTIVE | all | former | referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) |
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| all | former, erstwhile, old, onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime | belonging to some prior time | |
| all | former, late, previous | (used especially of persons) of the immediate past | |
| all | former, early, other | belonging to the distant past | |
| NOUN | relation | former | the first of two or the first mentioned of two |
| Sounds | fao'rmer | |
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| Rhymes | Amor ... Zimmer: 100 rhymes with mer... | |
| Meaning | referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several). | |
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| Example | I prefer the former version to the latter one" | |
| Opposite | latter | referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several) |
| Spanish | primero | |
| Meaning | belonging to some prior time. | |
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| Example | "our former glory" | |
| Synonyms | erstwhile, old, onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime | |
| Broader | past | Earlier than the present time |
| Spanish | antiguo, ex- | |
| Meaning | (used especially of persons) of the immediate past. | |
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| Example | "the former president" | |
| Synonyms | late, previous | |
| Broader | past | Earlier than the present time |
| Spanish | anterior, precedente, previo | |
| Catalan | anterior, precedent, previ | |
| Meaning | Belonging to the distant past. | |
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| Example | "former generations" | |
| Synonyms | early, other | |
| Broader | past | Earlier than the present time |
| Meaning | The first of two or the first mentioned of two. | |
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| Example | "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today" | |
| Broader | first, number one | The first or highest in an ordering or series |
| Opposite | latter | The second of two or the second mentioned of two |
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