Above-mentioned

Definition: Above-mentioned

Above-mentioned

Adjective

1. Mentioned or named earlier in the same text.

Date "above-mentioned" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonym: Above-mentioned

Synonym: above-named (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Repetition	Monotonous, harping, iterative, recursive, unvaried; mocking, chiming; retold; aforesaid, aforenamed; above-mentioned, above-said; habitual; another.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Above-mentioned

English words defined with "above-mentioned": Salic law. (references)

Specialty definitions using "above-mentioned": a storm window or double window ♦ double window mounted on a single frame, double window mounted on two frames ♦ Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal. (references)

Author	Date	Quotation
Treaty of Versailles	1919	On the expiration of the above-mentioned period the said area will be placed under the authority of an International Commission of five members appointed by the Principal Allied and Associated Powers. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Those people who sleep in poorly constructed houses found in the rural areas of the above-mentioned countries are at elevated risk of infection. (references)
		Person-to-person transmission is common in both village settings and in health care settings, where, along with the above-mentioned modes of transmission, the virus also may be spread in contaminated medical equipment, such as reused needles (this is called nosocomial transmission). (references)
		Neurological and modern neuroepidemiological studies found that in some individuals no one cause could explain the progressive weakness, sensory disturbance, and sphincter dysfunction that affected individuals with TSP. In spite of public health programs created to eradicate the above-mentioned infectious and nutritional conditions in the tropics, large numbers of people continued to be affected. (references)
Business		Foreign firms have very good sales opportunities for above-mentioned products. (references)
		Some of these increases will be linked to the above-mentioned restructuring/privatization programs. (references)
		The majority of the above-mentioned manufacturers, many with import experience, are looking for foreign equipment representations. (references)
Economic History	Cote D'ivoire	Historically, private investment has not been targeted, with the notable exception of the above-mentioned bus fare riots. (references)
	Belgium	Although most of the above-mentioned crimes were non-violent, this trend has been a serious cause of concern to the Belgian authorities. (references)
	Qatar	It should be noted that until mid-1995, Law No. 25 for the year 1990 stipulated that the Emir of Qatar should issue the above-mentioned Decree. (references)
Political Economy	Venezuela	All the above-mentioned elected positions were filled in general elections that took place in 2000, so no new elections will be held for several years. (references)
Trade	Romania	Romanian companies wishing to export weaponry can negotiate with their foreign partners the sale agreement without any prior notification to ANCESIAC, but cannot have the export license issued without submitting the above-mentioned import certificate to ANCESIAC. (references)
Travel	Azerbaijan	NOTE: The U.S. Embassy is closed on all U.S. holidays as well as the above-mentioned Azeri holidays. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Above-mentioned" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 93.94% of the time. "Above-mentioned" is used about 33 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	93.94%	31	62,296
Noun (singular)	6.06%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	33	N/A

Language		Translations for "above-mentioned"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		bogenoemd (above). (various references)

Chinese		上述 (Aforementioned, Aforesaid). (various references)

Dutch		bovengenoemd (above). (various references)

Esperanto		supre nomita (above), supre menciita (above). (various references)

Finnish		yllämainittu, edellämainittu (aforesaid, mentioned above). (various references)

Hungarian		fent említett (above, above mentioned, afore-cited, aforementioned, afore-mentioned, aforesaid, said). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		� �書 (superscription), 前述 (afore-mentioned), 前記 (above, aforesaid, said), 如上 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ぜ�"じゅつ (afore-mentioned), ぜ�"き (above, aforesaid, early period, first half year, first term, preceding period, said), じょじょう (description or expression of one's feelings, lyricism), とうしょ (at first, contribution, islands, letter from a reader, letter to the editor, superscription, this office, this place). (various references)

Korean		상� 하�". (various references)

Manx		roie soit magh (above-named), heose imraait (above-named). (various references)

Pig Latin		above-mentioneday.(various references)

Portuguese		acima mencionado (above mentioned, aforementioned, foregone, forementioned). (various references)

Russian		вышеупомянутый (a/n above-named, above mentioned, abovementioned, aforecited, aforementioned, aforesaid, foregoing, said). (various references)

Vietnamese		nói trên (above), kể trên (above, last-named). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-e-e-i-m-n-n-o-o-t-v"
	-4 letters: denominate, emendation.
	-5 letters: badminton, bevomited, envenomed, innovated, menadione, mentioned, nominated, venenated.
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