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abovesaid

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /əˈbʌvˌsɜd/

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adj

Meaning 1

Mentioned or recited before.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: above-named, above-mentioned, above-written, aforesaid

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From above + said.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: bovenvermeld — mentioned before
  • Estonian: eelmainitud — mentioned before
  • Finnish: edellä mainittu — mentioned before
  • Finnish: yllä mainittu — mentioned before
  • French: susmentionné — mentioned before
  • French: susdit — mentioned before
  • French: susnommé — mentioned before
  • German: oben erwähnt — mentioned before
  • German: vorstehend — mentioned before
  • German: oben gesagt — mentioned before
  • Greek: προλεχθείς (prolechtheís) — mentioned before
  • Greek: προαναφερθείς (proanafertheís) — mentioned before
  • Japanese: 上述の (jōjutsu no) — mentioned before
  • Portuguese: sobredito — mentioned before
  • Romanian: mai sus menționat — mentioned before
  • Romanian: menționat anterior — mentioned before
  • Russian: вышеука́занный (vyšeukázannyj) — mentioned before
  • Spanish: sobredicho — mentioned before
  • Spanish: susodicho — mentioned before