Quondam

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. That once was; former: "the quondam drunkard, now perfectly sober” ( Bret Harte).
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  • adj. former; once; at one time
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having been formerly; former; sometime.
  • n. A person dismissed or ejected from a position.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having been formerly; former: as, one's quondam friend; a quondam schoolmaster.
  • n. A person formerly in an office; a person ejected from an office or a position.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. belonging to some prior time
    • Equivalent
    past   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    former    sometime    forme    erstwhile   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    erstwhile    longtime    would-be    tantique    magno    vox    lacte    essent    numquam    whilom   
     
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