Former
adjective'fɔrmər
Adjective
belonging to some prior time
“our former glory”
belonging to the distant past
“former generations”
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
“the former president”
Noun
the first of two or the first mentioned of two
“Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today”
Type of:First
Other
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”
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