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Definition of formerly - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
timeat some time in the past
- The building was formerly a school.
2.
identity changepreviously known as
- The artist was formerly known as Prince.
Expressions with formerly
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used to indicate a previous name of something
The city, formerly known as Byzantium, is now Istanbul.
Origin of formerly
Old English, forma (first)
Terms with formerly included in their meaning
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formerly
at a previous time in the past
family heirloom
chair inherited from or formerly owned by one's grandfather
former spouse
man formerly a woman's husband
former spouse
woman to whom one was formerly married
unfamiliar
new and not resembling something formerly known
geography
twin-island Caribbean republic, formerly ruled by Britain
former Soviet countries
describing countries formerly part of the Soviet Union
finance
unit of currency formerly used in Germany
mosque
historic mosque in Istanbul, formerly a Greek Orthodox church
geopolitical term
countries geographically close to and formerly part of the Soviet Union
plants
annual plant formerly used for medicine
before now
formerly or in the past
currency
small coin formerly used in England or Palestine
tongue
language formerly used by an indigenous group, now no longer spoken
medical
sedative salt formerly given to calm nerves
Freemasonry
someone who was formerly a master in a lodge
public disavowal
publicly disavow a formerly held belief
acr: artist formerly known as
name used by an artist before
geopolitical
country in southwestern Asia, formerly a Soviet republic
geography
country in Central Africa, formerly a French and British territory
cutlery
large table knife formerly kept in a case
Schenkia
plant in the genus Schenkia formerly in Centaurium
coin name
small currency subdivision used in Uruguay, Panama, formerly Italy, Vatican City
medical
medicinal oil pressed from tropical seeds formerly used to treat leprosy
Examples of formerly in a sentence
He was formerly known as a famous actor. The company was formerly known as TechCorp. The city was formerly called Byzantium.
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- French:autrefois, ...
- German:früher, ...
- Italian:in passato, in precedenza, ...
- Spanish:anteriormente, ...
- Portuguese:outrora, ...
- Chinese:以前, 原名, ...
- Japanese:以前, 以前は, ...
- Arabic:سابقا, كانَ يُعْرَفُ سابِقًا بِاسْمِ, ...
- Hebrew:לְשֶׁעָבַר, לְפָנִים, ...
- Russian:ранее, ...
- Ukrainian:раніше, ...
- Hindi:पहले, पहले के नाम से जाना जाता था, ...
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