aforesaid
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈfɔɹsɛd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
aforesaid (not comparable)
- Previously stated; said or named before.
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 30:
- I soon took pity upon them and on myself, and rode off; but before I had crossed the aforesaid green glade, I heard their voices and laughter rising gaily as before. Very impertinent!
Usage notes
When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the, and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. It can be placed before a cardinal like the aforesaid two articles instead of the two aforesaid articles.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
previously stated
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