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  1. [noun] the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

  2. [adjective] 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"

  3. [adjective] belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
    Synonyms: erstwhile, once, onetime, quondam, sometime

  4. [adjective] (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"
    Synonyms: late, previous

  5. [adjective] of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
    Synonyms: early, other

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