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quondam
[
kwon
-d
uh
m
,
-dam
]
Origin
quon·dam
/
ˈkwɒn
dəm
,
-dæm
/
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[
kwon
-d
uh
m
,
-dam
]
Show IPA
adjective
former; onetime:
his quondam partner.
Origin:
1580–90;
<
Latin
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quondam
(ˈkwɒndæm)
—
adj
(
prenominal
) of an earlier time; former:
her quondam lover
[C16: from Latin adv: formerly]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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quondam
1530s, from L., lit. "formerly," used in English as a noun meaning "former holder of some office or position."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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