Usually means: Previously mentioned of two things.
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  1. the former: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. the former: Merriam-Webster
  3. the former: Collins English Dictionary
  4. the former: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. the former: Dictionary.com


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