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erstwhile
adjective
adverb
belonging to some prior time
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ˈɜː(ɹ)st.waɪl
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adjective
belonging to some prior time
“erstwhile friend”
adverb
at a previous time
“at one time he loved her”
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erstwhile friend
our former glory
the once capital of the state
her quondam lover
at one time he loved her
her erstwhile writing
she was a dancer once
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