thitherto

[ thith-er-too, th ith-, thith -er-too, th ith - ]

/ ˌθɪð ərˈtu, ˌðɪð-, ˈθɪð ərˌtu, ˈðɪð- /

adverb

up to that time; until then.

Nearby words

thistle butterfly, thistle tube, thistledown, thistly, thither, thitherto, thixolabile, thixotropic, thixotropy, thjalfi, thjazi

Origin of thitherto

First recorded in 1400–50, thitherto is from the late Middle English word thidir to. See thither, to

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Examples from the Web for thitherto

Thitherto he had been able to devote a large portion of the time not given to official duties to his friend.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Josiah had to stand the hectoring and nagging that thitherto had been distributed among many.
The Turtles of Tasman|Jack London
Six years later the 2d was to receive the much-desired number which had thitherto belonged to the 1st.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace|Frederick Morse Cutler

British Dictionary definitions for thitherto

thitherto

/ (ˌðɪðəˈtuː, ˈðɪðəˌtuː) /

adverb

obsolete, or formal until that time

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