former
nouns
the first of two or the first mentioned of two
"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
antonym
is a type of (narrower)
the first or highest in an ordering or series
"He wanted to be the first"
adjectives
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"
antonym
belonging to some prior time
"erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
(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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