3
one-time
3
preceding(adjective, old, past, higher, upper)
2
aforetime
2
anciently(adverb, the past)
2
backward(adjective, bygone, antecedent, foretime)
2
erewhile
2
foregoing(adjective, old, past, previous, higher)
2
hitherto
2
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2
olden
2
recent
2
then
2
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1
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1
aforementioned(old, past, higher, upper, departed)
1
ago
1
ancient
1
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1
away back(expression, late, earlier, then, before)
1
back when(expression, late, earlier, before, once)
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