abovementioned
See also: above-mentioned
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
abovementioned (not comparable)
- (literary) mentioned above
- 1881, "The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776]", Connecticut, James Hammond Trumbull, Connecticut General Assembly, p. 543
- … bended that the abovementioned two officers and one hundred and thirty-four men may be quartered in the towns of New- haven, Wallingford and Brani'ord, …
- 1881, "The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776]", Connecticut, James Hammond Trumbull, Connecticut General Assembly, p. 543
Usage notes edit
When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the, and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. You can put it before a cardinal like the abovementioned two papers instead of the two abovementioned papers.
Synonyms edit
- above-mentioned
- abovelisted
- aforementioned
- aforesaid
- mentioned
- previously mentioned
Translations edit
abovementioned — see above-mentioned