n. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: PRECEDING , antecedent, anterior, foregoing, past, precedent, preceding, previous, prior
Contrasted Words: following, succeeding, supervening
Antonyms: latter
2 having been such at some previous time FF1C; former friends FF1E;
Synonyms: bygone, erstwhile, late, old, once, onetime, past, quondam, sometime, whilom
Contrasted Words: current, present; future, prospective