adverb as in strong fondness

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formerly, earlier

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Example:He lives in a house that was formerly a school.

Definition:used to refer to a time that happened before the present, especially a time that happened a long time ago

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Example:The earlier versions of the software had some flaws.

Definition:used to refer to something that happened or existed before the present or recent time

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