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quon⋅dam
/
ˈkwɒn
dəm
,
-dæm
/
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kwon
-d
uh
m
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-dam
]
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–adjective
former; onetime:
his quondam partner.
Origin:
1580–90;
< L
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quon·dam
(kwŏn'dəm, -dām')
adj. That once was; former:
"the quondam drunkard, now perfectly sober"
(Bret Harte).
[Latin, from
quom
,
when
; see
k
w
o-
in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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quondam
1535, from L., lit. "formerly," used in Eng. as a noun meaning "former holder of some office or position."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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