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Sense: Adjective: previous

Synonyms:

ex (prefix), previous , past , earlier, old , ancient , foregoing , preceding, prior , abovementioned (formal, written), above-mentioned (formal, written), aforementioned (formal), above , anterior, aforenamed (formal), aforesaid (formal), erstwhile, late , onetime

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