former

Adjective
  1. Referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) (synset 301051000)
    "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one"
  2. Belonging to some prior time (synset 301733798)
    "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
    similar to: past - earlier than the present time; no longer current
    same as: erstwhile, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime
  3. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past (synset 301734051)
    "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
    similar to: past - earlier than the present time; no longer current
    same as: late, previous
  4. Belonging to the distant past (synset 301733616)
    "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
    similar to: past - earlier than the present time; no longer current
    same as: early, other
Noun
  1. The first of two or the first mentioned of two (synset 113868553)
    "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
    is a type of: first, number one - the first or highest in an ordering or series

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