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aforementioned

aforementioned

47 6.1
Mentioned earlier in the same text or conversation
  • adjective
  • /əˈfɔːrˌmɛnʃənd/
  • Formal
translation icon : mencionado anteriormente
  • The committee discussed the aforementioned proposal during the last meeting.
  • based on the aforementioned
  • the aforementioned study
  • the aforementioned research

So I got hired at CBS by the aforementioned Les Moonves.

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Examples

  • In response to the aforementioned concerns, the company revised its policy.

  • The aforementioned counties have been declared a weather emergency.

  • The key difference is in the enforcement of the aforementioned rules.

  • Although most available research data support the aforementioned proposition, there is not consensus.

    Academic text (1994)
  • If you do the word foreign, it almost all refers to the aforementioned border issue or tariffs.

  • The American values that permeate the aforementioned aims could not be more American in nature.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The aforementioned two-thirds majority needed to pass an amendment.

  • If I fail to receive the aforementioned remuneration before midnight, I'll contact them myself.

  • In order to carry out the aforementioned goal, a portion of the Seventh Ward will be appropriated.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • For example, the aforementioned Procter and Gamble study reported favorable comfort ratings and few acute adverse events.

Synonyms

above
vsaforementioned
812 1.0

Mentioned earlier in the text or document

is more formal and specifically points back to a prior mention
above-mentioned
vsaforementioned
  • Formal
7 4.1

Mentioned earlier in the same text

is similar but used more often without formal compound phrasing
aforesaid
vsaforementioned
  • Formal
3 8.6

Mentioned earlier in the same text or speech

is more neutral and fits ordinary text rather than legal usage
above-named
vsaforementioned
  • Formal
1 6.3

Named earlier in this text

is the everyday alternative not limited to legal naming
foresaid
vsaforementioned
  • Formal
1 9.2

Mentioned earlier in the same document or statement

is used more broadly in neutral speech and writing
foregoing
vsaforementioned
  • Formal
6.1

Mentioned earlier in the text or speech

is less time-specific and can mean mentioned at any earlier point
said
vsaforementioned
  • Formal
6.7

A person or thing mentioned earlier, often in legal documents

is used generally and casually outside strict legal phrasing
last mentioned
vsaforementioned
5.6

The person or thing talked about most recently

is broader meaning any earlier mention not only the most recent

Antonyms

4 4.4

Not said or talked about

Surface Forms

aforementioned positive

Morphology

aforementioned = mentioned (transparent) = afore + mention + ed

Formed by the prefix 'afore' (before) attaching to 'mentioned' (referred to), yielding a meaning that is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word aforementioned comes from the old word afore, which means 'before' and is like the common word before. With mentioned it literally means 'mentioned before', so it refers to something talked about earlier.