aforementioned
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈfɔːˌmɛn.ʃənd/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈfɔɹˌmɛn.ʃənd/, (nonstandard) /ˈæfəɹˌmɛn.ʃənd/, (nonstandard) /ˈæfɔɹˌmɛn.ʃənd/
Adjective edit
aforementioned (not comparable)
- Previously mentioned.
- It wasn't until later that we realized that the aforementioned caller and this taciturn man were the same person.
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. It can also occur before a cardinal as in the aforementioned two papers instead of the two aforementioned papers, though the latter is also acceptable.
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previously mentioned
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Noun edit
aforementioned (uncountable)
- (uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
- The judge read a list of prisoners' names. She then indicated that the aforementioned were to be set free.
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one or ones mentioned previously
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