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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

abovementioned en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /əˌbʌvˈmɛnʃənd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ud-s-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s-? Proto-Germanic *uz- Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- Old English ar- Old English ā- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *-anē Proto-Germanic *ubanē Proto-West Germanic *obanā Proto-West Germanic *biobanā Old English bufan Old English abūfan Middle English aboven English above English mentioned English abovementioned From above + mentioned.

Meanings

  1. (literary, not-comparable) mentioned above
    • … bended that the abovementioned two officers and one hundred and thirty-four men may be quartered in the towns of New- haven, Wallingford and Brani'ord, … 1881, "The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776]", Connecticut, James Hammond Trumbull, Connecticut General Assembly, p. 543
    • Intentional klyukva can be dividied^([sic – meaning divided]) into two main kinds: otherization klyukva (e.g., for propaganda purposes – forming the image of the odd and dangerous Other) and pseudo-klyukva (for comical effect). Speaking of pseudo-klyukva and intentional klyukva, you can watch a short Russian parody of American movies portraying Russians (with captions) where many of the abovementioned klyukva ‘brands’ are presented. 2013 October 31, Sergey Armeyskov, “Representation of Russia(ns) in Western Popular Culture: Klyukvification and Russian Character Types.”, in Russian Universe, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2014:

Synonyms

aforesaid · mentioned · abovelisted · above-mentioned · previously mentioned · aforementioned