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Undermentioned vs Abovementioned - What's the difference?

undermentioned | abovementioned |

As adjectives the difference between undermentioned and abovementioned

is that undermentioned is about to be specified or mentioned, especially in a document; following while abovementioned is mentioned above.

undermentioned

English

Adjective

(-)
  • about to be specified or mentioned, especially in a document; following

    • Synonyms

    * following

    Antonyms

    * aforementioned

    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