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Added 8 October 2026

quondam

/ˈkwɒndəm/ adjective

Latin root: quondam Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about quondam at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Belonging to some prior time.
erstwhile friend

Origin

Borrowed from Latin quondam. Compare whilom.

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