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ERSTWHILE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does erstwhile mean?

• ERSTWHILE (adjective)
The adjective ERSTWHILE has 1 sense:

1. belonging to some prior time

Familiarity information: ERSTWHILE used as an adjective is very rare.

• ERSTWHILE (adverb)
The adverb ERSTWHILE has 1 sense:

1. at a previous time

Familiarity information: ERSTWHILE used as an adverb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ERSTWHILE (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Belonging to some prior time

Synonyms:

erstwhile; sometime; quondam; onetime; former; old

Context examples:

erstwhile friend / our former glory / the once capital of the state / her quondam lover

Similar:

past (earlier than the present time; no longer current)

• ERSTWHILE (adverb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

At a previous time

Synonyms:

erst; erstwhile; formerly; at one time; once

Context examples:

at one time he loved her / her erstwhile writing / she was a dancer once

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