abovementioned

adjective

above·​men·​tioned ə-¦bəv-¦men(t)-shənd 

: mentioned previously on the same page or on a preceding page

… a significant number of the offerings from new wineries fell far short of the quality of the abovementioned wines.

—Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, 31 July 2008

Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined above

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