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previous(adjective, time, back, late, old)
16
before(adverb, late, past, previous, early)
16
former(adjective, order, time, back, late)
14
once(adjective, adverb, late, old, past)
12
heretofore(adverb, back, late, past, previous)
11
erstwhile(adjective, adverb, late, old, past)
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already(adverb, late, early, now, then)
10
beforehand(adjective, adverb, advanced, first, forward)
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in the past(verb, expression, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb)
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aforetime(adverb, back, then, precede, before)
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before now(expression, idiom, adverb, early, now)
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old(adjective, adverb, late, past, previous)
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late(adjective, adverb, old, past, previous)
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quondam(adjective, late, old, past, previous)
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bygone(adjective, late, old, past, previous)
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erewhile(adverb, then, before, once, priority)
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down memory lane(expression, idiom, late, old, past)
2
forward(adjective, adverb, back, past, first)
2
in the olden days(expression, idiom, adverb, late, then)
2
long ago(expression, adverb, late, old, past)
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