EGAVE

formerly

About 14.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adverb At some time in the past.
    Xenia Robertson, formerly known as Xenia Isaamov, is from Ukraine.
  2. adverb Previously; once.
    This ranch was formerly owned by slaveholders.

Similar words

once at one time erstwhile former beforetime ago previously before earlier already

Often followed by

the a been in of known called used had

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