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QUONDAM

Dictionary entry overview: What does quondam mean?

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

1. belonging to some prior time

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

Dictionary entry details

• QUONDAM (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Belonging to some prior time

Synonyms:

erstwhile; onetime; quondam; sometime; 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past (earlier than the present time; no longer current)

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