Earliest and Former

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Earliest

Earliest adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
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Former is a synonym for earliest. In some cases you can use "Former" instead an adjective "Earliest".

Former

Former adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Usage example: the former manual had some errors, but the current version has its own problems
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Earliest is a synonym for former. Sometimes you can use "Earliest" instead an adjective "Former".
Nearby Word: formerly

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  • Lets Play / raocow His earliest LPs have "I am not feeling this one." and "That was pointful." He even mentions that he hopes the former doesn't become a catch phrase.
    Source: Lets Play / raocow
  • Video Game / GoldenLand Fetch Quest: Two of the earliest quests involve taking a parcel from Berezan to Belovodye and another one, from the latter to the former.
    Source: Video Game / GoldenLand
  • Chaotic Good Kira Nerys, most likely; as a former rebel and terrorist, she has difficulty adjusting to life as someone in actual authority, and in the earliest series, she is struggling with Sisko's orders.
    Source: Chaotic Good
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