autrefois

French

Etymology

From autre (“another”) +‎ fois (“time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.tʁə.fwa/

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Adverb

autrefois

1. (literary) previously; formerly (at a past time), erstwhile

   Synonym: jadis

Further reading

• “autrefois”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012