previously

adv.

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antecedently , before , once , formerly , earlier , at one time , then , beforehand , heretofore , theretofore , hitherto , thitherto , in the past , in days gone by , in days of old , in days/time past , in the old days , some time ago , a while ago , once upon a time , yesterday , (Literary) in days of yore , in olden days/times