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单词 whilom
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Definition of whilom in English:

whilom

adverb ˈwʌɪləmˈ(h)waɪləm
archaic
  • Formerly; in the past.

    the wistful eyes which whilom glanced down upon the fields
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Whom did I see but the whilom nursery governess sitting on a chair in one of these gardens’, meaning that the lady had once been a governess, but was one no longer.
    • Legality documentary been had present award winning range director Branko Istvancic, he said that it is ‘sad story talk about evanescence life as we whilom live’.
    Synonyms
    formerly, previously, in the past, at one time, at one point, once upon a time, on a former occasion, on one occasion, one time, in one case, time was when, in days gone by, in times gone by, back in the day, in times past, in the old days, in the good old days, long ago
adjective ˈwʌɪləmˈ(h)waɪləm
archaic
  • Former; erstwhile.

    a whilom circus acrobat
    Synonyms
    one-time, erstwhile, sometime, late, as was

Origin

Old English hwīlum 'at times', dative plural of hwīl (see while).

Rhymes

asylum, hilum, phylum
 
 

Definition of whilom in US English:

whilom

adverbˈ(h)waɪləmˈ(h)wīləm
archaic
  • Formerly; in the past.

    the wistful eyes which whilom glanced down upon the fields
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Whom did I see but the whilom nursery governess sitting on a chair in one of these gardens’, meaning that the lady had once been a governess, but was one no longer.
    • Legality documentary been had present award winning range director Branko Istvancic, he said that it is ‘sad story talk about evanescence life as we whilom live’.
    Synonyms
    formerly, previously, in the past, at one time, at one point, once upon a time, on a former occasion, on one occasion, one time, in one case, time was when, in days gone by, in times gone by, back in the day, in times past, in the old days, in the good old days, long ago
adjectiveˈ(h)waɪləmˈ(h)wīləm
archaic
  • Former; erstwhile.

    a whilom circus acrobat
    Synonyms
    one-time, erstwhile, sometime, late, as was

Origin

Old English hwīlum ‘at times’, dative plural of hwīl (see while).

 
 
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