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theretofore

[ thair-tuh-fawr, -fohr ]
/ ˌðɛər təˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr /

adverb

before or until that time.

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Origin of theretofore

First recorded in 1300–50, theretofore is from Middle English ther tofore. See there, heretofore

Words nearby theretofore

There's no place like home, there's no smoke without fire, there's no telling, there's no time like the present, thereto, theretofore, Return of the Native, The, thereunder, thereupon, There was a little girl / Who had a little curl, “There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe”
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British Dictionary definitions for theretofore

theretofore
/ (ˌðɛətʊˈfɔː) /

adverb

formal before that time; previous to that
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