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aforetime
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a·fore·time
/
əˈfɔrˌtaɪm, əˈfoʊr-
/
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[
uh
-
fawr
-tahym,
uh
-
fohr
-
]
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adverb
1.
in
time
past; in a former
time
; previously.
adjective
2.
former; previous.
Origin:
1525–35;
afore
+
time
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aforetime
(əˈfɔːˌtaɪm)
—
adv
archaic
formerly
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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