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former
adjective
having
previously
held
a
particular
position
,
status
,
or
form
,
but
not
now
•
My
former
teacher
visited
our
class
yesterday
.
My
former
teacher
visited
our
class
yesterday
.
•
The
city
renovated
a
former
factory
into
stylish
loft
apartments
.
The
city
renovated
a
former
factory
into
stylish
loft
apartments
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
English
‘
forma
’
meaning
‘
first
’,
later
developing
the
sense
of
‘
earlier
in
time
’.
pronoun
the
first
of
two
people
or
things
mentioned
•
Emma
loves
coffee
and
tea
;
she
drinks
the
former
every
morning
.
Emma
loves
coffee
and
tea
;
she
drinks
the
former
every
morning
.
•
Out
of
hiking
or
swimming
,
I
prefer
the
former
.
Out
of
hiking
or
swimming
,
I
prefer
the
former
.
Derived
from
the
adjective
sense
of
‘
former
’,
used
as
a
noun
from
the
16th
century
to
refer
to
the
first
of
two
items
.
