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Past

Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences.

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Ago 84% connected

Past; gone by; since; as, ten years ago; gone long ago.

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Ago 84% connected

Past; gone by; since; as, ten years ago; gone long ago.

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Agone 84% connected

Ago.

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Agone 84% connected

Ago.

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Ancient 84% connected

Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times b…

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Ancient 84% connected

Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times b…

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Bygone 84% connected

Past; gone by.

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Bygone 84% connected

Past; gone by.

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Bypast 84% connected

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Bypast 84% connected

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Chivalric 84% connected

Relating to chivalry; knightly; chivalrous.

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Chivalric 84% connected

Relating to chivalry; knightly; chivalrous.

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Departed 84% connected

of Depart

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Departed 84% connected

of Depart

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Early 84% connected

Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.

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Early 84% connected

Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.

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Erstwhile 84% connected

Till then or now; heretofore; formerly.

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Erstwhile 84% connected

Till then or now; heretofore; formerly.

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Foregone 84% connected

of Forego

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Foregone 84% connected

of Forego

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Former 84% connected

One who forms; a maker; a creator.

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Former 84% connected

One who forms; a maker; a creator.

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Gone 84% connected

of Go

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Gone 84% connected

of Go

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Historic 84% connected

Alt. of Historical

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Historic 84% connected

Alt. of Historical

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Historical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.

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Historical 84% connected

Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.

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Knightly 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.

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Knightly 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous; as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.

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Last 84% connected

of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.

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Last 84% connected

of Last, to endure, contracted from lasteth.

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Late 84% connected

Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.

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Late 84% connected

Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.

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Mediaeval 84% connected

Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, mediaeval architecture.

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Mediaeval 84% connected

Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, mediaeval architecture.

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Medieval 84% connected

Alt. of Medievalist

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Medieval 84% connected

Alt. of Medievalist

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

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Old 84% connected

Open country.

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Olden 84% connected

Old; ancient; as, the olden time.

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Olden 84% connected

Old; ancient; as, the olden time.

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Other 84% connected

Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used).

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Other 84% connected

Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used).

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Outgoing 84% connected

of Outgo

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Outgoing 84% connected

of Outgo

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Prehistoric 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a period before written history begins; as, the prehistoric ages; prehistoric man.

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Prehistoric 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a period before written history begins; as, the prehistoric ages; prehistoric man.

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Previous 84% connected

Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.

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Previous 84% connected

Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.

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Quondam 84% connected

Having been formerly; former; sometime.

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Quondam 84% connected

Having been formerly; former; sometime.

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Recent 84% connected

Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trit…

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Recent 84% connected

Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trit…

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Sometime 84% connected

At a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly.

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Sometime 84% connected

At a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly.

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Then 84% connected

At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future).

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Then 84% connected

At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future).

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Ultimo 84% connected

In the month immediately preceding the present; as, on the 1st ultimo; -- usually abbreviated to ult. Cf. Proximo.

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Ultimo 84% connected

In the month immediately preceding the present; as, on the 1st ultimo; -- usually abbreviated to ult. Cf. Proximo.

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Bygone 76% connected

Past; gone by.

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History 76% connected

A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such information; a narrative; a descr…

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Langsyne 76% connected

Long since; long ago.

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Old 76% connected

Open country.

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Preterit 76% connected

Past; -- applied to a tense which expresses an action or state as past.

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Preterite 76% connected

Same as Preterit.

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Yesterday 76% connected

The day last past; the day next before the present.

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Yore 76% connected

In time long past; in old time; long since.

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Period 76% connected

A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a revolution of one of the heavenly bodies; a divis…

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Tense 76% connected

One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modi…

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Time 76% connected

Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof.

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Containing whole 1

Life 70% connected

The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that s…

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See also 4

Old 66% connected

Open country.

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Old 66% connected

Open country.

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Synonym 4

By 92% connected

In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; as, come and sit by me.

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Preceding 92% connected

of Precede

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Retiring 92% connected

of Retire

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Yesteryear 92% connected

The year last past; last year.

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Antonym 4

Future 94% connected

That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.

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Future 94% connected

That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present.

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Present 94% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Present 94% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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