Early and Former

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Early

Early adjective - Belonging to the distant past.
Usage example: the early inhabitants of Europe
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Former is a synonym for early in previous topic. In some cases you can use "Former" instead an adjective "Early", when it comes to topics like foregoing.

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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Early is a synonym for former in previous topic. You can use "Early" instead an adjective "Former", if it concerns topics such as foregoing.
Nearby Word: formerly

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  • Video Game / Eight Bit Armies Whereas Armies pay tribute to the early Command & Conquer games, Hordes does the same for the early Warcraft games, shifting the modern/near-future war theme of the former to a Medieval European Fantasy theme that the developers have been teasing since day 1.
    Source: Video Game / Eight Bit Armies
  • Helmets Are Hardly Heroic A double subversion: during the fight between Gregor Clegane and Oberyn Martell, the former starts off with a helmet, but it's knocked off his head early on.
    Source: Helmets Are Hardly Heroic
  • Death Is Such an Odd Thing: The divergence between Daphne Prime and Daphne Tertius was the former's exposure to death at an early age.
    Source: Literature / The Golden Oecumene
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