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English Thesaurus

1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	first, number one,
definition	:	the first or highest in an ordering or series (noun.linkdef)

2. belonging to the distant past (adj.all)

similar	:	past, past, past,
definition	:	earlier than the present time; no longer current (adj.all)

3. the first of two or the first mentioned of two (noun.linkdef)

antonym	:	latter,
definition	:	the second of two or the second mentioned of two (noun.linkdef)

4. referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) (adj.all)

antonym	:	latter,
definition	:	referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several) (adj.all)

5. the first of two or the first mentioned of two (noun.linkdef)

antonym	:	latter,
definition	:	the second of two or the second mentioned of two (noun.linkdef)

6. referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) (adj.all)

antonym	:	latter,
definition	:	referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several) (adj.all)