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former

2 noun
     
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1

the former

formal the first of two people or things that you have just mentioned [≠ the latter]:
Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.
2

first/second/sixth etc former

British EnglishSES used in some schools to show which class a student is in, according to how many years they have been in school
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