abovementioned

== English == === Etymology === From above +‎ mentioned. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˌbʌvˈmɛnʃənd/ Hyphenation: above‧men‧tioned === Adjective === abovementioned (not comparable) (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 ==== above-mentioned abovelisted aforementioned aforesaid mentioned previously mentioned ==== Translations ====