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The definition of former

5 Definitions of: former

1. adjective, belonging to or occurring in an earlier time
2. adjective, having been at a previous time
3. adjective, denoting the first or first mentioned of two
4. adjective, near the beginning
5. noun, the former the first or first mentioned of two: distinguished from latter
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1. noun, a person or thing that forms or shapes
2. noun, electrical engineering a tool for giving a coil or winding the required shape, sometimes consisting of a frame on which the wire can be wound, the frame then being removed
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Synonyms:	previous, one-time, erstwhile, ex-, late, early, prior, sometime, foregoing, antecedent	And more...
Antonyms:	current, present

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