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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAforementioned
/əˈfɔːrˌmɛnʃənd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Referring to something that has been previously mentioned.
"In the aforementioned report, the findings were clearly outlined." - 2
Used to indicate a specific item or subject that has already been discussed.
"The aforementioned issues need to be addressed promptly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'aforementioned' is derived from the Middle English 'afore' meaning 'before' and 'mentioned' from the Latin 'mentio', which means 'to mention'. It evolved in the 14th century to refer to something that has been previously mentioned in discourse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Aforementioned" is said worldwide
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précédemment mentionné
Transliteration: pʁe.se.dɑ̃.mɑ̃ mɑ̃.sjɔ.ne
"Dans le rapport précédemment mentionné, les résultats étaient clairs."
zuvor erwähnt
Transliteration: tsuˈfoːɐ̯ ɛʁˈvɛnt
"In dem zuvor erwähnten Bericht wurden die Ergebnisse klar dargelegt."
precedentemente menzionato
Transliteration: pre.tʃe.den.teˈmen.t͡sjo.na.to
"Nel rapporto precedentemente menzionato, i risultati erano chiari."
mencionado anteriormente
Transliteration: menθjoˈnaðo anterjoɾmente
"En el informe mencionado anteriormente, los hallazgos estaban claros."
mencionado anteriormente
Transliteration: mẽsjoˈnadu ãteɾjɨɾˈmẽtu
"No relatório mencionado anteriormente, os resultados estavam claros."
पूर्व उल्लेखित
Transliteration: pūrv ullekhit
"पूर्व उल्लेखित रिपोर्ट में निष्कर्ष स्पष्ट थे।"
前面提到的
Transliteration: qiánmiàn tí dào de
"在前面提到的报告中，结果很明确。"
앞서 언급된
Transliteration: apseo eongeubdoen
"앞서 언급된 보고서에서 결과가 명확하게 제시되었습니다."
前述の
Transliteration: zenshutsu no
"前述の報告書では、結果が明確に示されていました。"
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