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quondam
/ ˈkwɒndæm /
adjective
- prenominal of an earlier time; former
her quondam lover
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Origin of quondam1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quondam1
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Example Sentences
Amongst all my fellow clerks I remember one only who resembled as a borrower some of my quondam associates at Derby.
The quondam midwife, with tears in her eyes, looked at her, and blessed the moment she had done a generous act.
I walked with his lordship and Count Gamba to examine them, speculating philosophically on their quondam contents.
O that the peasants in the country, My quondam fellows, but saw me as I am, How they would admire and worship me!
So great was the transformation that at the first glance we failed to recognize our quondam pupil and friend.
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