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(kwän′dəm, -dam)

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that was at one time; former: a quondam companion

Origin: L

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adjective

That once was; former: “the quondam drunkard, now perfectly sober” (Bret Harte).

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Origin: Latin

Origin: , from quom, when; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots

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