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- my erstwhile friend ignored me when I ran into her at the reunion
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The Erstwhile Meaning of 'Erstwhile'
The Erstwhile Meaning of 'Erstwhile'
The word can mean either 'former' or 'formerly'
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“Erstwhile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erstwhile. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of erstwhile was in 1569
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