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umwhile.

Erstwhile; late; former.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Erstwhile; late; former.

    Scotland · dialectal · not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English umwhile, umwhyle, umbewhile, from the phrase umbe while (literally “at times, at some time”). Analyzable as um- + while. More at while.

adv
  1. Formerly; late; whilom.

    Scotland · dialectal · not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English umwhile, umwhyle, umbewhile, from the phrase umbe while (literally “at times, at some time”). Analyzable as um- + while. More at while.

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