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Forementioned or Aforementioned - What's the difference?

forementioned | aforementioned |

As adjectives the difference between forementioned and aforementioned

is that forementioned is mentioned earlier or above; already cited while aforementioned is previously mentioned.

As a noun aforementioned is

the one or ones mentioned previously.

forementioned

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Mentioned earlier or above; already cited.
    (Addison)
    (Webster 1913)

    • 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