Meaning of FORMER(A)

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	Definition:		[adj]  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" [adj]  of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" [adj]  belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" [adj]  (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"
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	Synonyms:		early(a), erstwhile(a), late(a), once(a), onetime(a), other(a), past, previous(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)
	Antonyms:		latter(a)