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early(adjective, last, original, late, old)
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aforesaid(adjective, order, time, precedence, priority)
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Old
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above(adjective, order, time, past, previous)
8
onetime(adjective, last, original, dead, primitive)
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precedent(adjective, time, precedence, priority)
7
departed(adjective, order, time, dead, late)
7
first(noun, adjective, order, time, original)
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last(adjective, past, previous, other, latest)
7
recent(adjective, late, old, past, previous)
6
predecessor(noun, someone, something)
5
ex-(adjective, order, time, dead, late)
5
other(adjective, last, previous, earlier, prior)
5
outgoing(adjective, outward, outward-bound)
5
primeval(adjective, last, original, past, primitive)
5
then(adjective, adverb)
4
antediluvian(last, original, past, primitive, venerable)
4
dead(adjective, late, past, lost, previous)
4
fore
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latest(adjective, past, previous, preceding, latter)
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