Former and Prefatory

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Former adjective - Having been such at some previous time.

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Prefatory and former are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefatory" instead an adjective "Former".

Nearby Word: formerly

Prefatory adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.

Usage example: in prefatory remarks he offered his own definition of “civilization”, a word subject to a variety of interpretations

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Former and prefatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Former" instead an adjective "Prefatory".

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