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theretofore
[ thair-tuh-fawr, -fohr ]
adverb
- before or until that time.
theretofore
/ ˌðɛətʊˈfɔː /
adverb
- formal.before that time; previous to that
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Word History and Origins
Origin of theretofore1
First recorded in 1300–50, theretofore is from Middle English ther tofore. See there, heretofore
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Example Sentences
It's why a number of commentators who had theretofore said Benghazi was nothing was now something.
From The Daily Beast
Did you attempt to compare it with the questioned items which you had, theretofore, identified?
From Project Gutenberg
He prepared his ships and munitions of war, and sailing westward came to a country theretofore unknown.
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Each discovery destroys in whole or part some theretofore cherished belief.
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He was also allowed to revise and readjust the accounts theretofore settled under the Corporation Tax Law.
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The stone was said to be spodumene, of a very high class, and had a a lilac tint theretofore unknown.
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