aforementioned

[ uh-fawr-men-shuhnd, uh-fohr-; uh-fawr-men-shuhnd, uh-fohr- ]
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adjective
  1. cited or mentioned earlier or previously.

Origin of aforementioned

1
First recorded in 1580–90; afore + mention + -ed2

Words Nearby aforementioned

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How to use aforementioned in a sentence

  • Margery, the baby aforementioned, turned out one of the most beautiful children I had ever seen.

    The Mysteries of Montreal | Charlotte Fuhrer
  • The Rabbis allowed the aforementioned ingredients to be used for the Sabbath fires, though not for the Sabbath lamps.

  • If we measure them with the aforementioned standard of unanimousness, we find that philosophy agrees only on its disagreements.

  • Mrs. Scrimp was a woman of theories also, and her pet one accorded well with the aforementioned characteristic.

    Grandmother Elsie | Martha Finley
  • Immediately after dinner they went to evening prayer at St. Paul's, the poor men aforementioned carrying torches and targets.

    Old and New London | Walter Thornbury

British Dictionary definitions for aforementioned

aforementioned

/ (əˈfɔːˌmɛnʃənd) /


adjective
  1. (usually prenominal) (chiefly in legal documents) stated or mentioned before or already

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