quondam

quon·dam

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kwon-duh m, -dam]
- /ˈkwɒn dəm, -dæm/
- /ˈkwɒn.dæm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwon-duh m, -dam]
- /ˈkwɒn dəm, -dæm/

Definitions of quondam word

adjective quondam former; onetime: his quondam partner. 1
noun quondam That once was ; former. 1
adjective quondam of an earlier time; former 0
adjective quondam that was at one time; former 0

See all 4 definitions of quondam

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Origin of quondam

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1580-90

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Parts of speech for Quondam

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Quondam

quondam popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for quondam

adjective quondam

former — preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings.
bygone — Bygone means happening or existing a very long time ago.
erstwhile — Former.
onetime — Former.
past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.

adverb quondam

once upon a time — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
long ago — of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.
once — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
at one time — If you say that something was the case at one time, you mean that it was the case during a particular period in the past.
on occasion — a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.

general quondam

no longer — not anymore

All 15 Synonyms of quondam