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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: afore 'before' (from Old English onforan) + mentioned

aforementioned

 adjective
     
a‧fore‧men‧tioned also a‧fore‧said [only before noun] law
SCL

the aforementioned

mentioned before in an earlier part of a document, article, book etc:
The property belongs to the aforementioned Mr Jones.
—aforementioned noun [singular or plural]
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