formerly

[ForĀ·mer*ly]

Use the adverb formerly to describe something that happened earlier. A history teacher might explain that the city of Istanbul was formerly known as Constantinople.

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In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.

Adverb
at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"


adv.
In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.


Formerly

For"mer*ly , adv. In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.

In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.

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Usage Examples

As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments only to enlarge the prospect of the coming eternity.

Surrealism: An archaic term. Formerly an art movement. No longer distinguishable from everyday life.

Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.

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Other Usage Examples

Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults.

Is woman a religion? Well, perhaps you will have the chance of judging for yourselves if you go to America. There you will find men treating women with just the same respect formerly accorded only to religious dignitaries or to great nobles.

Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.

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