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ci-devant

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Borrowed from French ci-devant.

adjective

not comparable Former, late. Hastily Beatrice performed both her own and Emily's toilette; for what with fatigue and terror, her companion was almost powerless: still their celerity excited the praise of the ci-devant professor of the fine arts.

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@misc{ci_devant_2026,
  title = {ci-devant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ci-devant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}