former
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[edit] English
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[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)mə(r)
[edit] Adjective
former (not comparable)
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[edit] Antonyms
- (previous) latter
[edit] Translations
previous
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first of a list of two items
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[edit] Noun
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former (plural formers)
- Someone who forms something.
- Dave was the former of the company.
- (chiefly British, used in combinations) Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).
- Fifth-former
- Sixth-former.
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[edit] Etymology
[edit] Verb
former
- to form
[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Noun
former
- Indefinite plural of form.

