thitherto
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of thitherto
First recorded in 1400–50, thitherto is from late Middle English thidir to. See thither, to
Example Sentences
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What had thitherto been the primary means of visual representation reacted variously.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2016
Twelve male Light-Bearers have been introduced as accessories to the annual ceremony of the Temple Sleep, thitherto participated in only by Mukalinda and his brides.
From Time Magazine Archive
Several times during the following two weeks he heard reports of the doings of the mission from different ones of the Indians who went thitherto reconnoitre.
From Old Mission Stories of California by Charles Franklin Carter
He was thinner, smiled less than formerly, and took for granted much which had thitherto excited his eager comment, his amusement, or his dislike.
From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Guy Wetmore Carryl
Again, if "hitherto" be good—and it is—why not "thitherto"?
From From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
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