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View usage for: quondam in British English (ˈkwɒndæm) adjective(prenominal) of an earlier time; former her quondam lover Word origin C16: from Latin adv: formerly quondam in American English (ˈkwɑndəm; ˈkwɑndæm) adjective that was at one time; former a quondam companion Examples of 'quondam' in a sentencequondam Contrary to Patrick's quondam daydreams of the last year, the tone of outraged innocence in his voice fails to instantly convince.He went back to Mrs Howard and delivered an expurgated version of her quondam husband's invitation to join the party. Synonyms of 'quondam'former, late, earlier, past More Synonyms of quondam Definition of an earlier time Additional synonymsDefinition past bygone generations Synonyms past, former, previous, lost, forgotten, ancient, of old, one-time, departed, extinct, gone by, erstwhile, antiquated, of yore, olden, past recall, sunk in oblivion Earlier reports of a second referendum have not been confirmed. Synonyms previous, former, past, prior, precedingDefinition (esp. of writing or speech) going before The foregoing discussion has highlighted the difficulties. Synonyms preceding, former, above, previous, prior, antecedent, anterior, just mentioned, previously stated - quixotic
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Additional synonymsDefinition having died recently my late husband Synonyms dead, deceased, departed (euphemistic), passed on, old, former, previous, preceding, defunct, L8 Definition at some time in the past a one-time officer in the Royal Navy Synonyms former, previous, prior, sometime, late, erstwhile, quondam, ci-devant, ex- Definition former My past life seems like a dream now. Synonyms previous, former, one-time, sometime, erstwhile, quondam, ex- Definition coming or happening before They had brought their furniture from their previous house. Synonyms earlier, former, past, prior, one-time, preceding, sometime, erstwhile, antecedent, anterior, quondam, ex- a seventy-three-year-old retired teacher Synonyms pensioned, former, in retirement, pensioned off, superannuated, ex- Definition former She was in her early thirties, a sometime actress, dancer and singer. Synonyms former, one-time, erstwhile, ex-, late, past, previous |