aforementioned

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
23
Letters
14
Pronunciation
/əˈfɔːˌmɛn.ʃənd/
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/əˈfɔːˌmɛn.ʃənd/ · /ˈæfəˌmɛn.ʃənd/ · /ˈæfɔːˌmɛn.ʃənd/ · /əˈfɔɹˌmɛn.ʃənd/ · /ˈæfəɹˌmɛn.ʃənd/ · /ˈæfɔɹˌmɛn.ʃənd/

Definition of aforementioned

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Previously mentioned.
    “It wasn't until later that we realized that the aforementioned caller and this taciturn man were the same person.”
    “The tombs where they lay, rested, and slept to problem solve amongst one another telepathically were secured to the deck by crisscrossing to center heavy stainless-steel chains’ that encapsulated and encased each of the aforementioned Gods, Goddesses, and Princessian High Priestesses.”
    “DeMaio's problem with the resolution is in part related to the section calling out various anti-LBGTQ+ bills, which reads: "The aforementioned anti-LGBTQ+ bills disproportionately target TGI people and include efforts to prohibit access to lifesaving gender-affirming health care, […]”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Previously mentioned.
    “It wasn't until later that we realized that the aforementioned caller and this taciturn man were the same person.”
    “The tombs where they lay, rested, and slept to problem solve amongst one another telepathically were secured to the deck by crisscrossing to center heavy stainless-steel chains’ that encapsulated and encased each of the aforementioned Gods, Goddesses, and Princessian High Priestesses.”
    “DeMaio's problem with the resolution is in part related to the section calling out various anti-LBGTQ+ bills, which reads: "The aforementioned anti-LGBTQ+ bills disproportionately target TGI people and include efforts to prohibit access to lifesaving gender-affirming health care, […]”

noun

  1. (uncountable)The one or ones mentioned previously.
    “The judge read a list of prisoners' names. She then indicated that the aforementioned were to be set free.”

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Etymology

From afore- + mentioned.

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