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- Definition
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- former :the first of two or the first mentioned of two
- Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today
- former :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
- former :belonging to some prior time
- erstwhile friend|our former glory|the once capital of the state|her quondam lover
- former :(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
- former :belonging to the distant past
- the early inhabitants of Europe|former generations|in other times