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aforetime

The English word “aforetime” has 3 meanings listed here.

adverb

  1. In time past; in a former time; formerly.

adjective

  1. Former.

noun

  1. A former time.

Etymology

From Middle English a fore tyme, afore tyme, aforetyme, afortym, a-for-tyme, afortymez; equivalent to afore- + time.

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