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aforetymes

aforetymes is the archaic form of aforetimes.

Meaning of aforetimes

Adverb

aforetimes (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Formerly, formerly.
    • When he had saied no: what (ſaid Ariſtippus) is it ſhame to ſaile in a Shippe, that hath afoꝛetymes caried a great nomber mo: […]1564 February, Erasmus, “The Saiynges of Aristippus”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall], transl., Apophthegmes, that is to Saie, Prompte, Quicke, Wittie and Sentẽcious Saiynges, […], London...

Questions about aforetymes

What is aforetymes the archaic form of?
Aforetymes is the archaic form of aforetimes.

Words near aforetymes in the dictionary

  1. aforethought
  2. aforetime
  3. aforetimes
  4. aforetold
  5. aforetyme
  6. aforetymes
  7. aforewrit
  8. aforewritten
  9. aformentioned
  10. afortiori
  11. AFOs

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