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  • 1Former — For mer, a. [A compar. due to OE. formest. See {Foremost}.] 1. Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past. [1913 Webster] For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age. Job. viii. 8. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 2Former colleges of the University of Durham — The former colleges of the University of Durham are those colleges that have been part of the University of Durham, Durham, England, but have since folded or cancelled their association with the university.Durham University currently consists of… …

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  • 3former — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from forme first, from Old English forma more at foremost Date: 12th century 1. a. coming before in time b. of, relating to, or occurring in the past < former correspondence > 2. preceding in place or&#8230; …

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  • 4former — [ fɔrme ] v. tr. &LT;conjug. : 1&GT; • XIIe; lat. formare I ♦ Donner l être et la forme. 1 ♦ (En parlant du Créateur, de la Nature) ⇒ créer, 1. faire, informer. « Dieu forma l homme à son image » ( BIBLE ). 2 ♦ Vx Concevoir, engendrer. « Songez&#8230; …

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  • 5former — former, latter 1. These two words are used individually or contrastively (as the former and the latter) to refer to the first and second respectively of two people or things previously mentioned; in this role they are used attributively (before a …

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  • 6part — 1. (par ; l Académie dit que le t se prononce ; c est une erreur ; ceux qui usent de ce mot, les légistes et les médecins, ne prononcent pas le t) s. m. 1°   Terme de jurisprudence. L enfant dont une femme vient d accoucher.    Exposition de part …

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  • 7Former New York Life Insurance Company Building — U.S. National Register of Historic Places NYC Landmark …

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  • 8Former Shu — (Chinese: 前蜀, Pinyin: Qiánshǔ) was one of the Ten Kingdoms formed during the chaotic period between the rules of the Tang dynasty and the Song dynasty.Founding of the Shu KingdomWang Jian was named military governor of western Sichuan by the Tang …

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  • 9Former eastern territories of Germany — v · d …

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  • 10Former countries in Europe after 1815 — This article gives an overview of countries (including puppet countries) that existed in Europe after the Congress of Vienna in 1815. For each country, information is given about the period of existence and what has happened to the territory&#8230; …

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