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heretofore
[ heer-tuh-fawr, -fohr ]
/ ˌhɪər təˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr /
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adverb
before this time; until now.
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Words nearby heretofore
here, there, and everywhere, heretic, heretical, hereto, Here today, gone tomorrow, heretofore, here to stay, hereunder, hereunto, hereupon, Hereward
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British Dictionary definitions for heretofore
heretofore
/ (ˌhɪətʊˈfɔː) /
adverb
formal until now; before this time
adjective
obsolete previous; former
noun
the heretofore archaic the past
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