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quondam

adjective quon·dam \ˈkwän-dəm, -ˌdam\

Definition of QUONDAM

:  former, sometime <a quondam friend>
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Origin of QUONDAM

Latin, at one time, formerly, from quom, cum when; akin to Latin qui who — more at who
First Known Use: 1539

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Synonyms
erstwhile, late, old, once, onetime, other, past, former, sometime, whilom

Rhymes with QUONDAM

air dam, Annam, ashram, exam, flimflam, goddamn, grandam, grand slam, hard clam, imam, logjam, madame, Mailgram, milldam, nizam, Priam, program, surf clam, tam-tam, thiram, trigram, webcam, whim-wham, ziram

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