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What is the difference between abovementioned and aforementioned?

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Aforementioned is a synonym of abovementioned.



As adjectives the difference between abovementioned and aforementioned

is that abovementioned is mentioned above while aforementioned is previously mentioned.

As a noun aforementioned is

the one or ones mentioned previously.

abovementioned

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (literary) mentioned above
  • * 1881 , "The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776]", Connecticut, James Hammond Trumbull, Connecticut General Assembly, p. 543
    • … 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, …

    Usage notes

    When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the'', and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. You can put it before a cardinal like ''the abovementioned two papers'' instead of ''the two abovementioned papers .

    Synonyms

    * aforementioned * aforesaid * mentioned * previously mentioned

    aforementioned

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Previously mentioned.
  • * The PA system broadcast a long list of names in the morning, but it wasn't until later that they requested the aforementioned students report to the health clinic.

    • Usage notes

    When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the'', and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. It can also occur before a cardinal as in ''the aforementioned two papers'' instead of ''the two aforementioned papers, though the latter is also acceptable.

    Synonyms

    * abovementioned * aforesaid * mentioned

    Antonyms

    * following * undermentioned

    Noun

    (-)
  • (uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.
  • * The judge read a list of prisoners' names. She then indicated that the aforementioned were to be set free.

    • Synonyms

    * abovementioned * aforesaid * mentioned

    Antonyms

    * following * undermentioned