Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or taking place in the past.
- adjective Having been so in the past.
- adjective Being the first of two mentioned.
- noun The first of two persons or things mentioned.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, comparative of forme, first, from Old English forma; see per in Indo-European roots.]
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