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How to say: former

Spelling: Former Syllables former

US accent

/fˈɔːɹmɚ/

UK accent

/fˈɔːmə/

Definition

Definition — the first of two or the first mentioned of two

e.g. “Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today”

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