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1. former
adjective. ['ˈfɔrmɝ'] belonging to some prior time.
Etymology
- former (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Former
- stormer
- stoermer
- warmer
- dormer
Quotes about former
1. Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.
- Frank Lloyd Wright
2. If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America.
- Eldridge Cleaver
3. Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.
- Friedrich Schiller
3. former
adjective. ['ˈfɔrmɝ'] (used especially of persons) of the immediate past.
Etymology
- former (Middle English (1100-1500))